tabloid

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noun

tab·​loid ˈta-ˌblȯid 

1

: a newspaper that is about half the page size of an ordinary newspaper and that contains news in condensed form and much photographic matter

2

: digest, summary

tabloid

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adjective

1

: of, relating to, or resembling tabloids

especially : featuring stories of violence, crime, or scandal presented in a sensational manner

tabloid television

2

: compressed or condensed into small scope

tabloid criticism

tabloidism

ˈta-ˌblȯi-ˌdi-zəm 

noun

Examples of tabloid in a Sentence

Noun

She is used to seeing her name in the tabloids.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The actor said his plans changed Sunday morning after learning a tabloid would be running the news. —Claire Franken, TVLine, 3 Nov. 2024

Driving the news: Israeli officials said that a few weeks ago the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) asked the Shin Bet, Israel's domestic intelligence agency, to open an investigation after a top secret raw intelligence report was leaked to the German tabloid, Bild. —Barak Ravid, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024

Adjective

For starters, Kelly Osbourne introduced Bluebell as her Masked Singer ambassador, and a simple Google search will show Osbourne and Imbruglia’s names alongside one another in plenty of tabloid headlines. —Andy Swift, TVLine, 5 Nov. 2024

The celebrity break-up has, for a long time, been the coup de maître of tabloid and internet gossip. —Daisy Jones, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

from Tabloid, a trademark

First Known Use

Noun

1891, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Adjective

1902, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Kids Definition

tabloid

noun

tab·​loid

ˈtab-ˌlȯid

: a newspaper about half the page size of an ordinary newspaper containing short often sensational news stories and many photographs