Definitions
1.nounA newspaper having pages half the dimensions of the standard format.
2.nounA newspaper, especially one in this format, that favours stories of a sensational or even fictitious nature over serious news.
3.nounA compressed portion of drugs, chemicals, etc.; a tablet.
4.adjectiveIn the format of a tabloid.
5.adjectiveRelating to a tabloid or tabloids."tabloid journalism"