tabloid
/ˈtæbˌlɔɪd/
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English
Meaning
noun
A small, compressed portion of a chemical, drug, food substance, etc.; a pill, a tablet.
Archaic
noun
A compact or compressed version of something; especially something having a popular or sensational nature.
noun
A compact or compressed version of something; especially something having a popular or sensational nature.
noun
A compact or compressed version of something; especially something having a popular or sensational nature.
Canadian usage; American usage
adj
Resembling the style of journalism generally associated with a tabloid newspaper: appealing to unsophisticated people, sensational, etc.
verb
To express (something) in a compact or condensed manner, especially in the style of journalism generally associated with a tabloid newspaper (appealing to unsophisticated people, sensational, etc.).
Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "One of the compartments was found to contain some forty compressed tabloids, which on analysis proved to be potassium bromide."
- "A large number of tabloids are contained in a very small bottle, and only require crushing and dissolving in the stated quantity of water to produce a large volume of solution."
- "‘It's those tabloids!’ Conroy stamped his foot feebly as he blew his nose. ‘They’ve knocked me out.’"
- "You have a couple of thousand pounds in exchequer bills, 50,000 shares worth tenpence a dozen, and half a dozen tabloids of cyanide of potassium to poison yourself with when you are found out."
- ""Crook in the guts," he says tersely. The picturesque reports of previously-treated and disgusted patients have left him doubtful, and he casts an anathematising eye upon the "Black Jack" bottle. "Tabloids and duty!" says the doctor, and the sufferer sighs with relief. There's no taste in tabloids, anyhow, and he reckons the doctor "ain't a bad poor something, after all!""
- ""No drops or tabloids or anything of that kind?" "Certainly not; the medicines were kept in my room.""
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈtæbˌlɔɪd/
- British English: /ˈtæblɔɪd/
Usage
- Archaic
- Canadian usage
- American usage
- Transitive verb