tomorrow's chip paper

English

Etymology

Chips served in a cone of newspaper.

From the use of old newspaper to wrap fish and chips.

Noun

tomorrow's chip paper (uncountable)

1. (UK, colloquial) Unimportant or ephemeral news; a story that will soon be forgotten.
   • 2016 April 22, Amanda van Eck Duymaer van Twist, Minority Religions and Fraud: In Good Faith, Routledge, →ISBN, page 193:

     There was no Internet in the 1800s and any poor reviews would end up, quite literally, as tomorrow's chip paper, while the more favourable ones would immediately become part of the official press release.

   • 2021 April 30, Jenny Cutts, The Invisible Body, Stopped Clock Press, →ISBN:

     After a pause that may have accommodated a small sigh, Tom replies. 'Sorry, but it's useful for people.' Then his voice becomes exaggeratedly friendly. 'Don't worry, tomorrow's chip paper and all that.'

   • 2021 February 4, Hania Allen, The Ice Hotel: a gripping Scandi-noir thriller, Hachette UK, →ISBN:

     'People will be more interested in that than in anything Denny Hinckley writes. His articles will be tomorrow's chip paper.'