The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cross-reading
Cross-reading \Cross"-read`ing\ (r?d`?ng), n. The reading of the lines of a newspaper directly across the page, instead of down the columns, thus producing a ludicrous combination of ideas.
Wiktionary
cross-reading
n. The reading of the lines of a newspaper directly across the page, instead of down the columns, thus producing a ludicrous combination of ideas.