fishwrap

Yesterday's news, literally

Fishwrap is dismissive slang for a newspaper, suggesting it's only good for wrapping fish.

The term implies the publication is low-quality, unreliable, or fit only for disposal: That fishwrap isn't worth reading.

Sometimes used affectionately by journalists about their own papers.

obsolete

newspaper

Printed periodical of current events

outdatedNo longer in use
antiquatedOld and outdated
datedOld-fashioned or courted

old-fashioned · stale · expired · yellowed · crumpled · newsprint · broadsheet · dead-tree · declining

tabloid

gossip

Informal talk spreading rumors

scandalDisgraceful public affair
sensationalismOverhyped news coverage
rumorsUnconfirmed circulating stories

paparazzi · tittle-tattle · hearsay · speculation · innuendo · sleaze · exposé · scoop · rag · muckraking

worthless

trivial

Lacking significance or weight

negligibleToo small to consider
unimportantLacking significance or weight
inconsequentialLacking significance or impact

trifling · frivolous · meaningless · forgettable · rubbish · drivel · nonsense · fluff · junk · trash

Opposites

journalistic quality

fishwrapThe New York Times

Leading American newspaper

broadsheet · investigative journalism · hard news · mainstream media · the fourth estate

cultural/intellectual value

fishwrapliterary magazine

Periodical featuring creative writing

The Atlantic · The New Yorker · scholarly journal

value/worth

fishwraptreasure

Valued wealth or keepsake

keepsake · collector's item · historical document · first edition · artifact

Family

fish, wrap, fishes, fished, fishing, fisher, fishers, fishery, fisheries

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G