copy desk

noun

, Journalism.

the desk in a newspaper office at which copy is edited and prepared for printing. Compare slot ¹( def 5 ).

copy desk

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30

The usually effusive copy desk editor caught my eye, then furtively looked away.

Cochran, the head of the copy desk, was talking—a shriveled little man with a bald face and shoe-button eyes.

Whitey, though, didn't even have to consult the copy desk or the clippin' bureau.

As she passed the main copy desk where Editor DeWitt worked, she noticed that his face was white and tense.

Spearing the story she had just written on the copy desk spindle, she followed the reporter to the parking lot.

Being on the copy desk once in a while was giving him the big head, Chub said.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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