tabloid

The definition of a tabloid is a half size page of a newspaper, or a newspaper or magazine with short, exciting and often gossipy stories.

(noun)

An example of a tabloid is the National Enquirer.

See tabloid in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a size of newspaper page, about 14 inches high by 12 inches wide, half the size of a standard page
a newspaper using such a page size, esp. one with many pictures and short, often sensational, news stories

Origin: tabl(et) + -oid: orig. a trademark for a medicine tablet

adjective

condensed; short
of or characterized by the sensationalism regarded as typical of tabloids: tabloid talk shows

See tabloid in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A newspaper of small format giving the news in condensed form, usually with illustrated, often sensational material.

adjective

Origin:

Origin: From tabloid journalism

Origin: , from Tabloid, trademark for a drug or chemical in condensed form

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