noosepaper

English

Alternative forms

• noospaper

Etymology

Partially from noose +‎ paper, partially indicating a nonstandard pronunciation /ˈnuːsˌpeɪpə(r)/ or /ˈnuːzˌpeɪpə(r)/.

Noun

noosepaper (plural noosepapers)

1. (literary, humorous) A newspaper.
   • 1918, Norman Lindsay, The Magic Pudding, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 169:

     "That was only a mere ruse de guerre, as they say in the noosepapers."