# junk food news

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. News stories consisting of sensationalized trivia rather than serious and responsible journalism.

## Etymology
First used in print by Carl Jensen in the March 1983 edition of Penthouse.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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