meaning tabloid
tabâ²loidâ¢ism, n. 1  a newspaper whose pages, usually five columns wide, are about one-half the size of a standard-sized newspaper page. 2  a newspaper this size concentrating on sensational and lurid news, usually heavily illustrated. 3  a short form or version; condensation; synopsis; summary. 4  compressed or condensed in or as if in a tabloid:a tabloid ...