Wiktionary:Word of the day/2025/April 24

1. (archaic) A small, compressed portion of a chemical, drug, food substance, etc.; a pill, a tablet.
2. (figurative) A compact or compressed version of something; especially something having a popular or sensational nature.
   1. (aviation, historical) A small biplane manufactured by the Sopwith Aviation Company and used during World War I (1914–1918).
   2. (nautical) In full tabloid cruiser: a small yacht used for cruising.
   3. (newspapers) A newspaper having pages half the dimensions of a broadsheet, especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news.
   4. (Canada, US, printing) A paper size 11 × 17 inches (279 × 432 millimetres) in dimensions.

tabloid adj

1. In the form of a tabloid (noun sense 2 and sense 2.3): compressed or compact in size.
2. (figurative) Resembling the style of journalism generally associated with a tabloid newspaper: appealing to unsophisticated people, sensational, etc.

tabloid v (transitive)

1. To express (something) in a compact or condensed manner, especially in the style of journalism generally associated with a tabloid newspaper (appealing to unsophisticated people, sensational, etc.).
2. (newspapers) To convert (a newspaper) into a tabloid (noun sense 2.3) format.

The first issue of the United Kingdom tabloid the Daily Express was published on this day 125 years ago in 1900.