Meanings
nounpulp fiction (uncountable)
- uncountableThe kind of shocking and sensational fiction found in a pulp magazine.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 低俗小說 /低俗小说
- 低俗小說 /低俗小说 (dīsú xiǎoshuō)shocking and sensational fiction
Finnish kioskikirjallisuus
- kioskikirjallisuusshocking and sensational fiction
French pulp
- pulpshocking and sensational fiction
German Groschenliteratur
- Groschenliteraturshocking and sensational fiction
Hungarian ponyvairodalom
- ponyvairodalomshocking and sensational fiction
Polish czytadło
- czytadłoshocking and sensational fiction
Portuguese literatura de cordel
- literatura de cordelshocking and sensational fiction
Russian бульварное чтиво
- бульварное чтиво (bulʹvarnoje čtivo)shocking and sensational fiction
Spanish ficción pulp
- ficción pulpshocking and sensational fiction
Cite this entry
APA
pulp fiction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulp%20fiction
MLA
“pulp fiction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulp%20fiction. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pulp fiction,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulp%20fiction.
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