tabloid
[ tab-loid ]
/ ˈtæb lɔɪd /
noun
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.
adjective
compressed or condensed in or as if in a tabloid: a tabloid article; a tabloid account of the adventure.
luridly or vulgarly sensational.
OTHER WORDS FROM tabloid
tab·loid·ism, nounWords nearby tabloid
tablet,
tablet chair,
tabletop,
tableware,
tablinum,
tabloid,
tabloid tv,
taboo,
tabooli,
taboparesis,
tabor
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British Dictionary definitions for tabloid
tabloid
/ (ˈtæblɔɪd) /
noun
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
Word Origin for tabloid
C20: from earlier
Tabloid, a trademark for a medicine in tablet form