tabloid

1 of 2

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

2 of 2

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

Lai, 76, the founder of the defunct pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily, has pleaded not guilty to three charges of sedition and collusion with foreign forces in a landmark national security trial that is widely seen as a test of Hong Kong’s press freedom and judicial independence. —Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024

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

Adjective

The circumstances of Payne’s death contributed to the spread of misinformation about what happened, as did coverage by tabloid media. —Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 17 Oct. 2024

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

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