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tabloid

[tab-loid]

noun

  1. a newspaper whose pages, usually five columns wide, are about one-half the size of a standard-sized newspaper page.

  2. a newspaper this size concentrating on sensational and lurid news, usually heavily illustrated.

  3. a short form or version; condensation; synopsis; summary.



adjective

  1. compressed or condensed in or as if in a tabloid.

    a tabloid article; a tabloid account of the adventure.

  2. luridly or vulgarly sensational.

tabloid

/ ˈæɔɪ /

noun

  1. 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

  2. (modifier) designed to appeal to a mass audience or readership; sensationalist

    the tabloid press

    tabloid television

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • tabloidism noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tabloid1

First recorded in 1905–10; tabl(et) + -oid
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tabloid1

C20: from earlier Tabloid, a trademark for a medicine in tablet form
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She was very shrewd in her coverage of politics, celebrities and “tabloid” stories.

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Billy Bob Thornton reflects on life in the tabloid spotlight with Angelina Jolie, Jason Isaacs discusses the ‘shocking’ scrutiny of ‘The White Lotus’ cast and more tales from the Envelope Drama Roundtable.

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The next day, Weiss himself becomes a tabloid story: In the U.K., the Daily Mail headline reads, “People Paparazzo Popped Trying to Snake Pitt.”

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Depp had previously sued a British tabloid for calling him a "wife-beater," and he lost, even though British law favors plaintiffs in defamation cases to an outrageous degree.

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Mushtaq went on to work as a reporter in a prominent local tabloid and also associated with the Bandaya movement - which focussed on addressing social and economic injustices through literature and activism.

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