tabloid

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.

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.

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

tabloid

boulevardblad

εφημερίδα μικρού σχήματος

duygusal

Boulevardpresse

tabloide

boulevardkrant

imprensa marrom

σύντομος

πινακίς

Kleinformat