tabloid

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

rag

sheet

newspaper

📰

yellow journalism

tab

pulp

pill

💊

tablet

soft porn

journal

B-size

paper

pellet

press

publication

troche

popular newspaper

daily journal

Translations

tabloïd

Boulevardzeitung

tabloide

tabloïde

boulevardblad

εφημερίδα μικρού σχήματος

duygusal

Boulevardpresse

tabloide

boulevardkrant

imprensa marrom

σύντομος

πινακίς

Kleinformat

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtæ.blɔɪd/

Etymology

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.