A derogatory British slang nickname for the Daily Mail newspaper, mocking its perceived tendency toward outrage, complaint, and tabloid sensationalism.
A derogatory British slang nickname for the Daily Mail newspaper, mocking its perceived tendency toward outrage, complaint, and tabloid sensationalism. The name plays on 'wail' replacing 'mail', implying the paper is a constant lament or shriek. Widely used by critics of the paper's editorial politics, particularly in online spaces where media criticism is a competitive sport. The nickname has been in wide satirical circulation for decades.
He had stopped reading the Daily Wail years ago because it was making him angry about things that didn't affect him.
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A derogatory nickname for the Daily Mail, one of the UK's best-selling tabloid newspapers. The name is typically used by critics who regard the paper as sensationalist, factually unreliable, or politically reactionary. It's widely used in British online discourse, particularly on social media and forums like Reddit and Twitter, by those who view the paper's journalism as shoddy or agenda-driven. The nickname neatly inverts 'Mail' to 'Fail,' a jab at perceived journalistic failures.
(UK, slang, derogatory) The Daily Mail newspaper.
(UK, slang, derogatory) The Daily Mail newspaper.
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A sardonic British nickname for the Daily Mail, one of the UK's best-selling tabloids and one of its most polarizing. Daily Wail is used dismissively by those who see the paper as sensationalist, fear-mongering, or politically reactionary — the wail replacing mail to suggest melodrama and outrage journalism. The nickname is widely used on British social media, in political commentary, and anywhere the paper's editorial line gets discussed critically.
"Where did you read that?" "The Daily Wail, so take it with a lorry load of salt."
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(UK, slang, derogatory) The Daily Mail newspaper.
“The Guardian likes to pretend it's left wing...until someone becomes properly left wing. Then it's as bad as the Daily Wail.”
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