(noun) alternative spelling for 'lead' in its meaning of 'introductory section of a news story' or 'first-page news item'
Hey chief, that lady just walked in with an eye-witness account and pictures of the U.S. prez biting a dog.
Wow, that's some lede!
Wow, that's some lede!
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When you bury the lede, you are putting the most important/interesting information at the end of your story instead starting off with it.
This term is often used in journalism when a journalist places the newsworthy part of the story after the minor or irrelevant details.
Burying the lede can also be used for comedic effect, especially if it's in "rule of three" format.
This term is often used in journalism when a journalist places the newsworthy part of the story after the minor or irrelevant details.
Burying the lede can also be used for comedic effect, especially if it's in "rule of three" format.
Example of bury the lede:
Melissa: God, yesterday was the worst!
Austin: Why? What happened?
Melissa: I broke my custom controller, stepped in shit, and ripped my new t-shirt!
Austin: That sucks, dude.
Melissa: Oh, and my dad got hit by a semi truck that spun out of control after swerving to avoid a stampede of rabid tigers that escaped from someone's house.
Austin: Uhh, talk about burying the lede.
Melissa: God, yesterday was the worst!
Austin: Why? What happened?
Melissa: I broke my custom controller, stepped in shit, and ripped my new t-shirt!
Austin: That sucks, dude.
Melissa: Oh, and my dad got hit by a semi truck that spun out of control after swerving to avoid a stampede of rabid tigers that escaped from someone's house.
Austin: Uhh, talk about burying the lede.
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noun
1. the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods of another from his or her possession with intent to convert them to the taker's own use.
Howard "The Professor" Lederer was the owner of Full Tilt poker who ran a Ponzi scheme and stole Millions of Dollars from thousands of people. He also said on the 2010 season of Poker after dark that he would like to be in the Urban Dictionary for his mistakes.
noun
1. the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods of another from his or her possession with intent to convert them to the taker's own use.
Howard "The Professor" Lederer was the owner of Full Tilt poker who ran a Ponzi scheme and stole Millions of Dollars from thousands of people. He also said on the 2010 season of Poker after dark that he would like to be in the Urban Dictionary for his mistakes.
Man, I logged on to Full Tilt poker to withdraw my funds and found that I can't get my money. I got lederer'd.
Did you hear about the giant Lederer that Bernie Madoff pulled?
Did you hear about the giant Lederer that Bernie Madoff pulled?
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