tabloid

== English == === 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. Noun sense 2 (“compact or compressed version of something; especially something having a popular or sensational nature”) is influenced by noun sense 2.2 (“newspaper characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news”). The adjective and verb are derived from the noun. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtæblɔɪd/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtæbˌlɔɪd/ Hyphenation: tabl‧oid === Noun === tabloid (plural tabloids) (archaic) A small, compressed portion of a chemical, drug, food substance, etc.; a pill, a tablet. [from late 19th c.] (figurative) A compact or compressed version of something; especially something having a popular or sensational nature. (nautical) In full tabloid cruiser: a small yacht used for cruising. (newspapers) A newspaper having pages half the dimensions of a broadsheet, especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news. [from early 20th c.] Synonyms: rag, red top, scandal sheet, (informal) tab Coordinate terms: broadsheet, compact, quality newspaper (Canada, US, printing) A paper size 11 × 17 inches (279 × 432 millimetres) in dimensions. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== yellow press === Adjective === tabloid (not comparable) In the form of a tabloid (noun noun sense 2 and noun sense 2.2): compressed or compact in size. (figurative) Resembling the style of journalism generally associated with a tabloid newspaper: appealing to unsophisticated people, sensational, etc. ==== Derived terms ==== tabloid talk show ==== Translations ==== === Verb === tabloid (third-person singular simple present tabloids, present participle tabloiding, simple past and past participle tabloided) (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.). (newspapers) To convert (a newspaper) into a tabloid (noun noun sense 2.2) format. ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === tabloid (newspaper format) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia tabloid (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English tabloid. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /taˈblɔjd/ Rhymes: -ɔjd Hyphenation: ta‧blòid === Noun === tabloid m (invariable) tabloid == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English tabloid. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /taˈblɔ.it/ Rhymes: -ɔit Syllabification: ta‧blo‧id === Noun === tabloid m inan tabloid Synonyms: brukowiec, szmatławiec ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === tabloid in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN tabloid in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English tabloid or French tabloïde. === Adjective === tabloid m or n (feminine singular tabloidă, masculine plural tabloizi, feminine/neuter plural tabloide) tabloid ==== Declension ==== === Noun === tabloid n (plural tabloizi) tabloid ==== Declension ====