tipsheet
Handicapper's racing predictions
A tipsheet is a publication or document offering advice, predictions, or inside information on a specific topic.
Originally associated with horse racing and gambling—providing picks and odds—the term now covers any brief advisory: a tipsheet on interview techniques, industry tipsheets for investors.
In journalism and PR, tipsheets pitch story ideas to reporters.
Likelihood expressed numerically
- bettingStaking money on outcomes
- wagerStake on uncertainty
- handicapImposed competitive disadvantage
- spreadTo distribute widely
bookmaker · parlay · accumulator · moneyline · over-under · picks · stakes · punter
Condensed information guide
- guideLeader or instruction book
- primerPreparatory coat or guide
- checklistItemized verification guide
- quick referenceBrief lookup resource
handout · summary · briefing · rundown · how-to · pointers · hints · bullet points
Escape through a breach
- scoopFirst-reported story
- sourcePoint of origin
- informantOne who provides intelligence
- confidentialMeant to stay secret
intelligence · disclosure · secrets · whistleblower · anonymous · expose · revelation · classified
odds
Likelihood expressed numerically
spread · bookmaker · parlay · accumulator · moneyline · over-under · picks · stakes · punter · bookie
cheatsheet
Condensed information guide
quick reference · handout · summary · briefing · rundown · how-to · pointers · hints · bullet points · one-pager
leak
Escape through a breach
confidential · intelligence · disclosure · secrets · whistleblower · anonymous · expose · revelation · classified · deep throat
tipsheetguarantee
Formal promise of fulfillment
warranty · official record · certainty · sure thing · lock
tipsheetpublic record
Officially accessible government information
common knowledge · open source · press release · general knowledge · public disclosure
tipsheethistorical record
Preserved account of past
post-mortem · retrospective · official record · verified account · official results