zine

noun

ˈzēn 

: magazine

especially : a noncommercial often homemade or online publication usually devoted to specialized and often unconventional subject matter

a feminist zine

Synonyms of zine

• newspaper
• periodical
• journal
• magazine
• book

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

Recent Examples on the Web

For both the zine and Zaiie’s creative materials, Shihadeh tapped a photographer and a videographer in the West Bank to capture scenes of life across Jerusalem and Bethlehem. — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

The think tank separately created a 50-page ‘zine to walk average people through the process. — A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026

Demolishing universities, assaulting the press, violently resegregating the public sphere, ramming degenerative AI down our throats, incarcerating mere zine makers, the regime is systematically repealing the right to culture. — Anna Kornbluh, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026

But for them, that wasn’t so far from the spirit of the early days, when kids in different towns connected via zines and became long-distance pen pals. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

-zine (as in fanzine)

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing zine

• e-zine