LEDE

Meaning of LEDE in English

Journalist slang for lead--i.e., the first sentence of a news story. Example: The lede is nice, but by the third graf things start to slow down. Source: Ken Layne's warblog.

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LEDE — An abbreviation for 'Live End, Dead End', referring to acoustical treatment in the control room, in which the front half …
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LEED — I. ˈlēd noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English lede, leden, from Old English Læden, Leden Latin, language, from (assumed) …
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LAYMAN — I. ˈlāmən noun ( plural lay·men -mən sometimes -ˌmen) Etymology: Middle English lay man, from lay (V) + man 1. …
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POTLID — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English potlede, from pot (I) + lede, lid lid 1. : the lid or cover of …
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LEAD-PIPE CINCH — ˈledˌ ̷ ̷- noun also lead-pipe Etymology: lead-pipe from the phrase lead pipe pipe made of lead, from Middle English lede pype, …
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UNDERLAID — /un'deuhr layd"/ , adj. 1. placed or laid underneath, as a foundation or substratum. 2. having an underneath layer (often …
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LEAD — lead 1 /leed/ , v. , led, leading , n. , adj. v.t. 1. to go before or with to …
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NUT-GRAF — Journalist slang: the paragraph (see graf) that contains the gist of the news story. Also nut graf. Example: So the …
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GRAF — Journalist slang for paragraph. Example: The lede is nice, but by the third graf things start to slow down. (from …
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