definition of a tabloid
noun. 1 A newspaper having pages half the size of those of the average broadsheet, typically popular in style and dominated by sensational stories: [as modifier]: the tabloid press. More example sentences. 1  She has even forgiven boyfriends who have sold stories about her to the tabloids.ore example sentences. 1  The first obstacle to the rising star of my career in tabloid television was that we were lost. 2  Chattering about tabloid trivia or television celebrity shows, he can barely conceal his lack of interest.