Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tabloidese

/ˌtæblɔɪˈdiːz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tabloidese
IPA: /ˌtæblɔɪˈdiːz/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The writing style of tabloid journalism.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Tabloids have their own language. Maybe it's because the pages are smaller than the broadsheet papers, or perhaps it's because they have to make room to fit all those pictures of Jordan in her knickers in each day, but tabloidese is a language and a skill peculiar to the red tops. Forget anything you learned in your grammar lessons at school."

Etymology

Etymology tree English tabloid Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English tabloidese From tabloid + -ese.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce tabloidese?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtæblɔɪˈdiːz/.
What does tabloidese mean?: The writing style of tabloid journalism.
Where does tabloidese come from?: Etymology tree English tabloid Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English tabloidese From tabloid + -ese.

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