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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By this time, however, the Conclave zine and larger social media phenomenon had spawned a Discord server of devoted fans eager to pitch in on coverage. Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025 The mediums include visual art, poetry, video art, zines and music from a 1.5- and 2nd-generation Vietnamese perspective; that is people born in Vietnam but who grew up mostly in the U.S. or those born in the U.S. Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 25 Feb. 2025 This story is part of a zine that L.A. Times Image created in collaboration with Lauren Halsey, Diamond Jones and the Summaeverythang Community Center. Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025 In 2020, Saunders launched a zine in partnership with photographer Joshua Woods, stylist Matt Holmes, and writer Jess Cole. Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 21 Mar. 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 21 May. 2025.

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