tabloid

noun

tab·​loid ˈta-ˌblȯid 

1

: a newspaper that is about half the page size of an ordinary newspaper and that contains news in condensed form and much photographic matter

2

: digest, summary

Examples of tabloid in a Sentence

She is used to seeing her name in the tabloids.

Recent Examples on the Web

This was a Jean Paul Gualitier wrap that challenged traditional notions of how a top male soccer player should appear, sending the British tabloids into a hysterical spin. —Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 7 June 2026

Danson was freshly split from his second wife, producer Cassandra Coates, who served him divorce papers after the tabloids outed his fling with Goldberg earlier that year. —Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026

Prairie Village will act as a home base for the team in between their travels to different games, according to British tabloid The Daily Mail. —Jenna Thompson june 2, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026

In the pre-Instagram era, Pratt and Montag were known for constantly leaking stories to the tabloids, setting up paparazzi pictures, and surprising producers by showing up where they weren’t expected. —Louis Staples, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Kids Definition

tabloid

noun

tab·​loid

ˈtab-ˌlȯid

: a newspaper about half the page size of an ordinary newspaper containing short often sensational news stories and many photographs