<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a newspaper whose pages, usually five columns wide, are about one-half the size of a standard-sized newspaper page.</li><li>a newspaper this size concentrating on sensational and lurid news, usually heavily illustrated.</li><li>a short form or version; condensation; synopsis; summary.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>compressed or condensed in or as if in a tabloid: a tabloid article; a tabloid account of the adventure.</li><li>luridly or vulgarly sensational.</li></ul>