English

Noun

tabloid ‎(plural tabloids)

1. (publishing) A newspaper having pages half the dimensions of the standard format, especially one that favours stories of a sensational nature over more serious news.
2. (medicine, dated) A compressed portion of drugs, chemicals, etc.; a tablet.

Synonyms

• scandal sheet, tab (colloquial), yellow press

Antonyms

• broadsheet

Translations

Adjective

tabloid ‎(not comparable)

1. In the format of a tabloid.
2. Relating to a tabloid or tabloids.
   • 2013 June 22, “Snakes and ladders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 76:

     Risk is everywhere. From tabloid headlines insisting that coffee causes cancer (yesterday, of course, it cured it) to stern government warnings about alcohol and driving, the world is teeming with goblins. For each one there is a frighteningly precise measurement of just how likely it is to jump from the shadows and get you.

   tabloid journalism‎

Translations

See also

• compact
• quality newspaper

Italian

Etymology

Borrowing from English tabloid.

Noun

tabloid m ‎(invariable)

1. tabloid

Polish

Etymology

Borrowing from English tabloid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tabˈlɔ.it/

Noun

tabloid m inan

1. tabloid

Declension

Synonyms

• brukowiec, szmatławiec