tabloid
a newspaper whose pages, usually five columns wide, are about one-half the size of a standard-sized newspaper page.
a newspaper this size concentrating on sensational and lurid news, usually heavily illustrated.
a short form or version; condensation; synopsis; summary.
compressed or condensed in or as if in a tabloid: a tabloid article; a tabloid account of the adventure.
luridly or vulgarly sensational.
Origin of tabloid
1Other words from tabloid
- tab·loid·ism, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for tabloid
/ (ˈtæblɔɪd) /
a newspaper with pages about 30 cm (12 inches) by 40 cm (16 inches), usually characterized by an emphasis on photographs and a concise and often sensational style: Compare broadsheet
(modifier) designed to appeal to a mass audience or readership; sensationalist: the tabloid press; tabloid television
Origin of tabloid
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