churnalize

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Blend of churn +‎ journalize; back-formation from churnalism.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtʃɜːn(ə)laɪz/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtʃɝnl̩ˌaɪz/
  • Audio (General American):(file)

Verb

churnalize (third-person singular simple present churnalizes, present participle churnalizing, simple past and past participle churnalized)

  1. (transitive, informal) To copy and paste (a news story) from one source into another, especially into a blog.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:churnalize.