1. A news article with an attached headline that's written for the purpose of being passed off as a significant piece of news; i.e. click bait.
2. A piece of news that resembles quality news but lacks thorough reasoning and explanation as to why it should be considered significant to the reader or viewer. Usually takes much less time and effort to write about then a significant piece of news; i.e. yellow journalism.
3. News that lacks basic citation and sourcing techniques, opting for unverified primary or secondary sources in order to increase the speed at which the article or social media post is published. Might be written for the intended purpose of progressing a personal stance on a subject that would otherwise be impossible if the news were properly sourced; i.e. fake news.
4. A cheap imitation of a piece of quality news. Written with lower grammatical and spelling standards than the original piece of quality news. Derived from primary source articles without proper citation back to the original article. Often found on sites with business practices that are based around publishing trending stories en masse as they begin to go viral online; i.e content farms.
6. Advertisements and editorials that are written with the intent to be seen as quality news. While they may contain a proper citation, they are often written and placed in such a manner that they go unnoticed by the average reader or viewer; i.e. advertorial.
2. A piece of news that resembles quality news but lacks thorough reasoning and explanation as to why it should be considered significant to the reader or viewer. Usually takes much less time and effort to write about then a significant piece of news; i.e. yellow journalism.
3. News that lacks basic citation and sourcing techniques, opting for unverified primary or secondary sources in order to increase the speed at which the article or social media post is published. Might be written for the intended purpose of progressing a personal stance on a subject that would otherwise be impossible if the news were properly sourced; i.e. fake news.
4. A cheap imitation of a piece of quality news. Written with lower grammatical and spelling standards than the original piece of quality news. Derived from primary source articles without proper citation back to the original article. Often found on sites with business practices that are based around publishing trending stories en masse as they begin to go viral online; i.e content farms.
6. Advertisements and editorials that are written with the intent to be seen as quality news. While they may contain a proper citation, they are often written and placed in such a manner that they go unnoticed by the average reader or viewer; i.e. advertorial.
"This story on the local news about a local dog show seems like knock off news and is a waste of my time."
by Stang February 14, 2017
Get the Knock Off Newsmug. by Cat 🐱🐱🐈 December 14, 2017
Get the cracker knockmug. When a male showers, he vigorously scrubs if "private area" with shower gel, if hairy enough, he has the opinion to get his pubes covered in bubbles, and style it. To complete the knock off super man look, he must produce a "v" shape, where the base of the v hits the top of his shaft, and the hairs stick upward. Then, using the excess bubbles, lay them into the v housing produced, in order to complete the "S". The knock off super man. When this style has been completed, he has the opinion to do the exploding superman, by slapping the bubbles, to explode.
by Piei+1=0 June 4, 2017
Get the knock off supermanmug. (näk-ing it doun) v. expression used when one "manscapes" (see manscape). Also a term used when one uses specific designs in one's body hair.
Steve, a bear of a man, wanted to be as slippery as he could for his KY Wrestling match. He resorted to knocking it down to ensure that he was as slippery as possible.
by narnar11 October 23, 2014
Get the knocking it downmug. when a group of people begin singing Wonderwall By Oasis, you feel a terrible feeling. This is being knocked sick
by Jean Claude Rag Man December 10, 2013
Get the knocked sickmug. When you are urinating when suddenly you need to violently shit. Then, you stop pissing and turn around, firmly pressing your puckered ass onto the seat and unloading an ungodly amount of assham into that poor, poor toilet.
Larry: "Damn, I thought you were taking a leak!"
Jim: "Yeah, sorry. I had a Knock, Knock Motherfucker moment."
Larry: "A what now?"
Jim: "Yeah, sorry. I had a Knock, Knock Motherfucker moment."
Larry: "A what now?"
by The mystery shitter April 27, 2022
Get the Knock, Knock Motherfuckermug. 