zine

noun

: magazine
especially : a noncommercial often homemade or online publication usually devoted to specialized and often unconventional subject matter
a feminist zine

Examples of zine in a Sentence

a small cadre of students have taken to producing their own underground zine in order to satirize many of the university's most sacred cows
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The publisher, The Arcane Library, will be looking to expand into new zines with a Kickstarter due to launch this spring. Rob Wieland, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025 That said, the critical response, from the glossies to the gay zines, the art magazines to the NPR affiliates, was formidable and mostly positive, if not effusive. Ira Silverberg, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024 Be inspired by local artists, makers and community arts organizations at this print studio, zine hub and DIY art space for everyone. Kamren Curiel, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024 In addition to that, the zine’s compact size (8.5 inches by 5.5 inches) is easy to stow in a beach tote and won’t blow around in the breeze like the newspaper version would. Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for zine

Word History

Etymology

-zine (as in fanzine)

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of zine was in 1946

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“Zine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zine. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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