pulp magazine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A magazine made with inexpensive paper and printing, containing shocking or sensationalist text fiction by low-paid writers.

Word forms

pulp magazine pulp magazines

Etymology

Derived from the inexpensive wood pulp used to make low-priced mass marketed magazines in the United States from the early 1900s.

Related words

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