Tabloids

/ˈtæblɔɪdz/ noun

Definition

Newspapers that are smaller in size and often focus on sensational stories, celebrity gossip, and dramatic headlines rather than serious news.

Etymology

From 'tabloid,' coined in the 1890s from 'tablet' (a small compressed form) plus '-oid' (resembling), originally referring to the compact newspaper format and condensed articles.

Kelly Says

Tabloids literally got their name because they were tablet-sized—physically smaller newspapers that fit in your pocket—but the word became synonymous with 'sensational, gossipy news' because of what those papers actually published.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዜና መፅሔት
zee-na me-ts-heet
ARالعربية
صحف عارضة
sa-haf-a-ar-dha
BNবাংলা
প্রচারপত্র
pro-char-pat-tr
CACatalà
revistes sensacionalistes
re-vis-tes sen-sa-cio-nal-is-tes
CSČeština
bulvární noviny
bul-var-nee no-vi-ny
DADansk
sensationsblade
sen-sa-tion-bla-de
DEDeutsch
Klatschblätter
klatsh-blat-ter
ELΕλληνικά
ταμπλόιντ
tam-blo-id
ESEspañol
tabloides
tah-bloy-des
FAفارسی
روزنامه‌های زرد
rooz-na-meh-ha-ye zard
FISuomi
sensationalistiset lehdet
sen-sa-tio-nalis-tis-et le-det
FRFrançais
tabloïdes
tah-bloy-d
GUGU
ચાચા
cha-cha
HAHA
jaridar
ja-ri-dar
HEעברית
תקליט
ta-klit
HIहिन्दी
चुनाव समाचार पत्र
chunaav samachar patra
HUMagyar
sensacionalista lapok
sen-sa-cio-nal-is-ta la-pok
IDBahasa Indonesia
koran sensasional
ko-ran sen-sa-shio-nal
IGIG
akwụkwọ
ak-wuk-wo
ITItaliano
quotidiani scandalistici
kwo-ti-dee-a-nee skan-dal-is-tee-kee
JA日本語
小冊子
sho-setsu-zi
KKKK
жастар
zha-star
KMKM
គណនា
kan-na
KO한국어
간행물
gan-haeng-mul
MRMR
टॅब
tab
MSBahasa Melayu
tabloid
tah-bloy-d
MYမြန်မာ
စကားပြော
ska-ba-pya
NLNederlands
tabloidbladen
tah-bloy-d-bla-den
NONorsk
sensasjonsblader
sen-sa-shyon-bla-der
PAPA
ਖ਼ਬਰ
khab-ar
PLPolski
prasa sensacyjna
pra-sa sen-sa-cy-a
PTPortuguês
tablóides
tah-bloy-des
RORomână
ziare sensaționale
zee-are sen-sa-shyo-nale
RUРусский
сенсационные газеты
sen-sa-tsi-o-nal-nye ga-ze-ty
SVSvenska
sensationstidningar
sen-sa-tion-ti-dingar
SWKiswahili
gazeti za habari za ajabu
ga-ze-ti za ha-ba-ri za a-ju-bu
TAதமிழ்
சீரியல்
see-ree-al
TEతెలుగు
చిత్ర పత్రిక
chit-tra pa-trika
THไทย
หนังสือพิมพ์
nang-sook-phim
TLTL
tabloid
tah-bloy-d
TRTürkçe
takip gazeteleri
ta-kip ga-zet-eh-leh-ri
UKУкраїнська
сенсаційні газети
sen-sa-tsi-yni ga-ze-ty
URاردو
اخبار
akhbar
VITiếng Việt
báo lá cải
bao la cai
YOYO
akoko
ak-oko
ZH中文
小报
xiǎo bào
ZUZU
ikhasi
ee-kha-see

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