: magazine
especially
: a noncommercial often homemade or online publication usually devoted to specialized and often unconventional subject matter
a feminist zine
Examples of zine in a Sentence
a small cadre of students have taken to producing their own underground zine in order to satirize many of the university's most sacred cows
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Joe is also the author of Queering the Burbs, a Substack newsletter and zine project exploring pop culture and politics.
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Joe Erbentraut, Outside, 18 Oct. 2025
After the interview, a long line of fans asked Oklou more questions, and then Oklou held a meet-and-greet, signing zines and records.
—Pitchfork, 17 Oct. 2025
By the way, My Life with Evan Dando wasn’t the only anti–Evan Dando zine on the market.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2025
The Saint Heron Digital Archive Library boasts the offerings of Ntozake Shange, Lucille Clifton, Etheridge Knight, Ruby Dee, Ruth G. Waddy, Octavia Butler, Langston Hughes, May Miller, Audre Lorde, Rita Dove, a zine commemorating the 1st annual Black Pride Celebration, and more.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 29 Sep. 2025
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Joe Erbentraut, Outside, 18 Oct. 2025
After the interview, a long line of fans asked Oklou more questions, and then Oklou held a meet-and-greet, signing zines and records.
—Pitchfork, 17 Oct. 2025
By the way, My Life with Evan Dando wasn’t the only anti–Evan Dando zine on the market.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2025
The Saint Heron Digital Archive Library boasts the offerings of Ntozake Shange, Lucille Clifton, Etheridge Knight, Ruby Dee, Ruth G. Waddy, Octavia Butler, Langston Hughes, May Miller, Audre Lorde, Rita Dove, a zine commemorating the 1st annual Black Pride Celebration, and more.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Zine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zine. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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