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hit-and-run journalism

Reporting on a story, then when the story turns out to be a hoax, you don't retract the story.
The Jessie smollett saga is pure hit-and-run journalism

hit-and-run journalism

When a media story you've reported on turns out to be fake and you won't even issue an apology
The smollet hoax is hit-and-run journalism

Hit and run journalism 

When the story you're working on doesn't fit your prefered historiography.
When you're doing hit and run journalism you're not only publishing a story without apologizing for said story being anachronistic but you forgot to attach your bibliography.

hit and run journalism 

Reporting on a fake story the lying about it.
What is hit and run journalism anyways?

Hit and run journalism 

When a story you're reporting on doesn't turn out be exactly what you expect it to be.
When a story doesn't fit your facts and your world-view and you just ignore the story and move on. .. that's hit and run journalism for you

Hit and run journalism 

When you report on a story that doesn't pan out, and you don't issue an apology, simply keep on reporting on other stories that won't pan out either.
Did I just invent hit and run journalism?
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Basically the same meaning as ate.
x:"Girl your fit chewed today!"
Chewed by iod1o March 30, 2022
Word of the Day on October 19, 2026

Blue Movie 

A pornographic film.

The use of the word "blue" to refer to sexually explicit content was first recorded in Scotland in 1824. "Blue" meant "lewd" because prostitutes dressed in blue gowns.
I found your stash of blue movies under your bed.
Blue Movie by Shayde79 January 20, 2011
Word of the Day on October 18, 2026

fache-couture 

French slang, which translated, means "bull's fashion" but basically equates to "hyper trendy" or overly trendy. Used when a person wishes to express distaste at the latest fashion trend/fad, because it seems that everyone has a certain item of clothing or is wearing it. This term is most frequently heard in Paris but is slowly spreading to other parts of France.
1. That Burberry scarf is so fache-couture.
2. That purple American Apparel hoodie is so fache-couture.
fache-couture by bkgmh46x0x March 18, 2008
Word of the Day on October 17, 2026
A slang term for GLP-1 medications(like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, etc.), usually referring to their appetite-killing, weight-loss, or “I forgot to eat” effects rather than the medical details.

Usage:
* Often casual, ironic, or meme-y
* Can imply effortless weight loss, suppressed hunger, or being “powered by pharmaceuticals”

Notes:
Not a brand name—just shorthand for the whole GLP-1 wave. Frequently shows up in online jokes, gym talk, and group chats where people pretend they’re *totally* doing it naturally.
“I’m not dieting, I’m just on that glippy.”
“Ever since the glippy hit, food feels optional.”
“That summer body? Yeah, glippy assisted.”
Glippy by Wild Stoner Appears December 14, 2025
Word of the Day on October 16, 2026
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