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bus plunge

noun

Etymology

From bus + plunge.

  1. derived from plongier
  2. derived from plungier
  3. inherited from plungen
  4. formed as bus plunge — “bus + plunge”

Definitions

  1. A phrase often used in filler story headlines in print newspapers, prior to the adoption…

    A phrase often used in filler story headlines in print newspapers, prior to the adoption of computer-aided typesetting and publishing methods, as it filled out the usual width of a column in the eight-column layout then prevalent in the industry.

    • “One of them said to me, ‘We’re keeping up the bus plunges in your absence,’ or words to that effect,” says Siegal. Bus plunges had become an inside joke, with editors scouting the wires for new ones.
    • Here's the thing about newspapers: they can't publish blank space. You've gotta put something in there. So editors started putting in lots of "bus plunge" briefs because they were short, simple, and filled space easily.

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bus, plunge. An instance of a bus falling from an elevated place.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA