“Monstering” is when UK newspapers collectively vilify, dehumanize, or relentlessly attack an someone through sustained negative coverage. It’s a form of character assassination and moral panic–style persecution.
They are targeted over days, weeks, years. Stories are repeated with sensational or misleading framing to keep public outrage alive. They are portrayed as grotesque, dangerous, morally repugnant. Language strips them of sympathy — “beast,” “evil,” “scum,” etc. Humiliating or unflattering photos are chosen. They imply that the person represents something wrong with society — a moral decay, corruption, or threat to “decent people.”
Multiple outlets pile on, copying and amplifying each other’s stories.
The press follows the person’s every move, contacts relatives, digs into private life, and publishes details irrelevant to the public interest. The Leveson Inquiry (2011–12) exposed many such tactics.
The term gained prominence following the News of the World phone-hacking scandal. It was notably used by actor Hugh Grant and others describing how the press would “monster” people who challenged them — turning critics or public figures into tabloid villains. The practice reflects power dynamics: tabloids can make or destroy reputations, and “monstering” serves as both entertainment and intimidation.
They are targeted over days, weeks, years. Stories are repeated with sensational or misleading framing to keep public outrage alive. They are portrayed as grotesque, dangerous, morally repugnant. Language strips them of sympathy — “beast,” “evil,” “scum,” etc. Humiliating or unflattering photos are chosen. They imply that the person represents something wrong with society — a moral decay, corruption, or threat to “decent people.”
Multiple outlets pile on, copying and amplifying each other’s stories.
The press follows the person’s every move, contacts relatives, digs into private life, and publishes details irrelevant to the public interest. The Leveson Inquiry (2011–12) exposed many such tactics.
The term gained prominence following the News of the World phone-hacking scandal. It was notably used by actor Hugh Grant and others describing how the press would “monster” people who challenged them — turning critics or public figures into tabloid villains. The practice reflects power dynamics: tabloids can make or destroy reputations, and “monstering” serves as both entertainment and intimidation.
“The monstering was high energy. Doubt turned into certainty that we’d done it wrong.” - Nick Davis’ character in The Hack, after Rupert Murdoch’s newspapers attacked him for a small discrepancy to shift the blame from Murdoch to Nick, the reporter exposing him and his media.
by Monstering October 15, 2025
Get the Monsteringmug. Ready to have a great day and be prepared for anything
1.)When you wake up really early and have a long day ahead of you and unless u have a bfc of monster you will not make it through the day.
2.)To get through classes you stop to buy a bfc of monster to stay awake.
Fun fact: in primitive times this was achieved by copious amounts of coffee and more recently Mountain Dew
1.)When you wake up really early and have a long day ahead of you and unless u have a bfc of monster you will not make it through the day.
2.)To get through classes you stop to buy a bfc of monster to stay awake.
Fun fact: in primitive times this was achieved by copious amounts of coffee and more recently Mountain Dew
1.)"Paul has been here all day and is still kicking ass." "Yea he had a monster Morning so he's ready for anything.
2.)To insure jimmy did not get suspended for falling asleep in class again he decided to make it a monster Morning.
2.)To insure jimmy did not get suspended for falling asleep in class again he decided to make it a monster Morning.
by Solelessmatt7 July 21, 2016
Get the monster morningmug. by lowkeychloerose April 16, 2022
Get the Mud Monstermug. by ayydubs (fake) September 23, 2021
Get the mud monstermug. A big giant monster is a monster that is really big and evil to humans. they like to be alone. The big giant orange monster is the enemy of the ninja team from episode 1. They eat plastic and wood. The only thing the humans could do smething good to them is giving them food because they like to eat a lot!
by ASFMF March 6, 2020
Get the big giant orange monstermug. And apt description of having disproportionately sized testicles in relation to having a smaller penis. Thus, creating the imagery of a small cab on giant wheels much like a monster truck
Bill was wary of wearing his speedo out, for he was perpetually monster truckin' with his inappropriately low bulge.
by Felonious monk October 4, 2015
Get the Monster truckin'mug. A BBQ accessory that appeared on KickStarter, it let's user to sear in high heat and use the diffuser to cook food via indirect heat.
by FJ moster July 20, 2016
Get the sizzle monstermug.