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 zine features writer Jordan Anderson, an interview with Saunders’s mother and imagery by Appiah-Nti. Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 21 Mar. 2025 Larson kept the vibes going after with a vinyl DJ set as Pitchfork readers and critics mingled at the bar, had their zines signed, and lounged around Baby’s flipping through their copies. Pitchfork, 5 Mar. 2025 The data hoarders collect zines, manuals, family photos, old television shows, and defunct websites—just about everything digital or digitizable at risk of disappearance. Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2025 The archive includes drawings, notes, concert flyers, prints, zines, skateboards, a surfboard, and other materials. The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 14 Mar. 2025 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 22 Apr. 2025.

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