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"slams" is a particular tabloid word as well. I don't think ever seen it used outside of a headline.
by gadders 7y ago
"slams" is a particular tabloid word as well. I don't think ever seen it used outside of a headline.
- wccrawford 7y agoI've heard teenagers use it when gossiping. Though that's been a while now.
- Pfhreak 7y agoSeems like it's primarily used for weather events, e.g. Hurricane X slams into Florida. It's also pretty widely used in politics coverage across many news sites. I did a quick search of WaPo, NYT, BBC, etc. and they all had a few headlines that used it like this.
- Angostura 7y agoIt's a tabloid word but it's chosen primarly for being short. See also the the old Variety headline about rural movie-goers avoiding films set in rural communities: 'Hicks Nix Sticks Flicks' It's a throwback to when subs had to get punchy compact headlines on paper and didn't have to worry about SEO
- gadders 7y ago"Book Lack in Ongar" is my favourite. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2002/jan/26/books.guardianreview5 https://www.theguardian.com/books/2002/jan/26/books.guardian...
- Angostura 7y agoMay favourite was the one that never got used. For years sub-editors hoped that former Labour leader Michael Foot would be put in charge of the organisation overseeing the decommissioning of weapons in Northern Ireland. ... just so thy could write: Foot Heads Arms Body Sadly, it never came to pass.