A tabloid newspaper featuring celebrity news, gossip, etc., in a populist or sensationalist style, and typically published weekly and displayed for sale at supermarket checkouts.
Origin
1970s.
Definition of supermarket tabloid in US English:
supermarket tabloid
noun
North American
A tabloid newspaper featuring celebrity news, gossip, etc., in a populist or sensationalist style, and typically published weekly and displayed for sale at supermarket checkouts.