tabloid

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. (archaic) A small, compressed portion of a chemical, drug, food substance, etc.; a pill, a tablet.
2. (figuratively, historical) A compact or compressed version of something; especially something having a popular or sensational nature.
3. (figuratively) A compact or compressed version of something; especially something having a popular or sensational nature.
4. (figuratively) A compact or compressed version of something; especially something having a popular or sensational nature.
5. (Canada, US, figuratively) A compact or compressed version of something; especially something having a popular or sensational nature.

Adj

1. (not-comparable) In the form of a tabloid (noun sense 2 and sense 2.3): compressed or compact in size.
2. (figuratively, not-comparable) Resembling the style of journalism generally associated with a tabloid newspaper: appealing to unsophisticated people, sensational, etc.

Verb

1. (transitive) To express (something) in a compact or condensed manner, especially in the style of journalism generally associated with a tabloid newspaper (appealing to unsophisticated people, sensational, etc.).
2. (transitive) To convert (a newspaper) into a tabloid (noun sense 2.3) format.

Concepts

tabloïd

tabloïde

drap

feuille

tabloïd tabloïde

Synonymes

rag

sheet

newspaper

📰

yellow journalism

tab

pulp

pill

💊

tablet

soft porn

journal

B-size

paper

pellet

press

publication

troche

popular newspaper

daily journal

Traductions

tabloide

Boulevardzeitung

εφημερίδα μικρού σχήματος

boulevardblad

Boulevardpresse

duygusal

tabloide

boulevardkrant

imprensa marrom

Kleinformat

ημίφυλλος εφημερίδα

πινακίς

σύντομος

die

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈtæ.blɔɪd/

Étymologie (Anglais)

The noun is derived from tabl(et) + -oid (suffix meaning ‘having the likeness of, resembling’), originally coined by the United Kingdom firm Burroughs, Wellcome & Company as a brand name for their medicines and other products such as tea in tablet form and registered as a trademark on 14 March 1884.
Sense 2 (“compact or compressed version of something; especially something having a popular or sensational nature”) is influenced by sense 2.3 (“newspaper characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news”).
The adjective and verb are derived from the noun.