[tab.loid] adj [fr. Tabloid, a trademark] (1901) 1: compressed or condensed into small scope "~ criticism"
2: of, relating to, or characteristic of tabloids; esp: featuring stories of violence, crime, or scandal presented in a sensational manner
[2]tabloid n (1906) 1: digest, summary
2: a newspaper that is about half the page size of an ordinary newspaper and that contains news in condensed form and much photographic matter