Daily Heil

English

Etymology

Referring to the Nazi slogan "heil Hitler". Originated from the newspaper's support of fascism in the early 1930s.

Proper noun

the Daily Heil

1. (UK, slang, derogatory) The Daily Mail newspaper.
   • 2015, Chris Brookmyre, Dead Girl Walking:

     They even made the mistaken assumption, mainly from the title, that the song had some kind of lesbian message. As Heike put it: 'You can't expect the subliterate cockwombles on the Daily Heil showbiz and gossip desks to have read Orwell.'

Synonyms

• Daily Fail