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  • proper noun UK, derogatory The Telegraph newspaper.

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Blend of Tory and Telegraph, from the newspaper's political leanings; popularised by Private Eye magazine.

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Examples

  • Given that that newspaper is commonly called the Torygraph, I can't decide whether Iain is pulling my chain here or what.

    Swift Boat Veterans for the Tories Garry 2007

  • Given that that newspaper is commonly called the Torygraph, I can't decide whether Iain is pulling my chain here or what.

    Archive 2007-02-01 Garry 2007

  • You have to remember that the Torygraph was a key neocon disinfo pipeline for Iraq; it was at least as committed as the Jerusalem Post, which was owned by Conrad Black as well, and it ran a *lot* of war-panic-Iranian plot stories.

    Newsies! | ATTACKERMAN 2009

  • 'No longer called the Torygraph' - do me a favour !

    The Telegraph and the Tories 2007

  • It'd be nice to read a transcript if all we're going to get from the Torygraph is a secondhand account from a hack.

    Army Rumour Service 2010

  • Telegraph newspaper, sometimes called the Torygraph, was first with the news, writing that the party was to make the announcements later today in Whitehall.

    The Inquirer 2009

  • As for people setting up Cons-Home as a gang of right-wing crazies, surely this is just par for the course in politics -- the blogosphere equivalent of saying "Torygraph" instead of "Telegraph" and characterising all that journal's readers as Colonel Blimp or Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells.

    Should Tory Bloggers Be More Aggressive in Defending Themselves? 2007

  • As his Liberal Democrats surged in the polls, threatening Cameron's lead, Britain's right-leaning press opened fire., sometimes nicknamed the "Torygraph" for its perceived sympathy with the Conservative Party, put out a front page story alleging that he'd funneled money from businessmen into his personal bank account., meanwhile, sent out a front-page, all-caps headline accusing Clegg of making a "Nazi slur on Britain."

    ABC 4: Top Stories 2010

  • As his Liberal Democrats surged in the polls, threatening Cameron's lead, Britain's right-leaning press opened fire., sometimes nicknamed the "Torygraph" for its perceived sympathy with the Conservative Party, put out a front page story alleging that he'd funneled money from businessmen into his personal bank account., meanwhile, sent out a front-page, all-caps headline accusing Clegg of making a "Nazi slur on Britain."

    News Channel 9: Local News 2010

  • The Daily Telegraph, sometimes nicknamed the "Torygraph" for its perceived sympathy with the Conservative Party, put out a front page story alleging that he'd funneled money from businessmen into his personal bank account.

    SFGate: Top News Stories By RAPHAEL G. SATTER 2010

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