a newspaper of a type having a relatively small page size, usu 30cm x 40cm (12in. x 16in.), and containing news stories in condensed form and informal language, often of a sensational nature or written in a sensationalist style, and with many photographs: compare broadsheet
(used before a noun)
relating to, denoting, suitable for, or characteristic of a tabloid or tabloids
tabloid journalism
dealing with material similar to that contained in tabloids, and doing so in a similar style
tabloid television
[tablet + -oid; orig a trademark for a concentrated form of drugs and chemicals; the current senses come from the idea of condensation and compression]