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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from German Journaille. Attested as early as 1925 in Dutch.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌʒurˈnɑ.jə/
- Hyphenation: jour‧nail‧le
- Rhymes: -ɑjə
Noun
journaille n (plural journailles, diminutive journailletje n)
- (derogatory) gutter-press journalists, yellow journalists (collectively)
- 1925, Gerard Bruning, "Bitumen (Vertelling)" (part "III. (Slot.)"), in Roeping, vol. 4, De Zuid-Nederlandse boekhandel, 292, 293.
Dien nacht, want op elke nacht-redactie ontstonden meerdere kolommen dier naamlooze en slecht gestelde journaille litteratuur, schreven de ochtendbladen zich vol aan Roger's cabaretavond.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)