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tabloidese en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌtæblɔɪˈdiːz/

Etymology

Etymology tree English tabloid Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English tabloidese From tabloid + -ese.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The writing style of tabloid journalism.
    • Tabloids have their own language. Maybe it's because the pages are smaller than the broadsheet papers, or perhaps it's because they have to make room to fit all those pictures of Jordan in her knickers in each day, but tabloidese is a language and a skill peculiar to the red tops. Forget anything you learned in your grammar lessons at school. 2010, Sharon Marshall, Tabloid Girl, Hachette UK, →ISBN: