dead donkey

Etymology
From the saying that no one ever sees a dead donkey, hence a rarity. This then became a stock example of a slow-news-day story, which was popularized by the title of the British sitcom .

Noun

 * 1) A rarity.
 * 2)  A news item of no real significance, usually of whimsical or sentimental nature, placed at the end of a news bulletin or in a newspaper as filler. A dead donkey can often be removed from the programme or publication if a more significant story needs extra time or space.
 * 3) Something useless on which time or effort is wasted.
 * 1)  A news item of no real significance, usually of whimsical or sentimental nature, placed at the end of a news bulletin or in a newspaper as filler. A dead donkey can often be removed from the programme or publication if a more significant story needs extra time or space.
 * 2) Something useless on which time or effort is wasted.
 * 1)  A news item of no real significance, usually of whimsical or sentimental nature, placed at the end of a news bulletin or in a newspaper as filler. A dead donkey can often be removed from the programme or publication if a more significant story needs extra time or space.
 * 2) Something useless on which time or effort is wasted.
 * 1)  A news item of no real significance, usually of whimsical or sentimental nature, placed at the end of a news bulletin or in a newspaper as filler. A dead donkey can often be removed from the programme or publication if a more significant story needs extra time or space.
 * 2) Something useless on which time or effort is wasted.
 * 1) Something useless on which time or effort is wasted.
 * 1) Something useless on which time or effort is wasted.
 * 1) Something useless on which time or effort is wasted.

Translations

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 * Polish: wypełniacz