tabloid

Everyday

1. A newspaper with smaller pages, many photos and short, eye-catching stories, often about famous people, crime and gossip. tree →
2. (adjective) Sensational, shocking or gossipy, like tabloid news. tree →
3. A size of newspaper page, smaller than a broadsheet. tree →

In the lessons

In media lessons pupils compare tabloids and broadsheets and learn to check if a headline is true or exaggerated. In everyday talk «tabloid» can describe gossip and scandal. Phrases: «tabloid newspaper», «the tabloids», «tabloid press», «tabloid headlines».

Examples

• The tabloids printed a story about the singer's wedding. tree →
• Tabloid headlines are big, bold and short. tree →
• We compared a tabloid with a broadsheet in English class. tree →
• Don't believe everything you read in the tabloids. tree →
• The story was full of tabloid gossip. tree →
• Some serious newspapers now print in tabloid size. tree →

Note

Countable: «a tabloid». «The tabloids» or «the tabloid press» means these newspapers in general. Trap: tabloid does not always mean false, but it often exaggerates; check facts with other sources.