zine

noun

: 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. 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 See All Example Sentences for zine

Word History

Etymology

-zine (as in fanzine)

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of zine was in 1946

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“Zine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zine. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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