Meanings
nounpulp magazine (plural pulp magazines)
plural pulp magazines
- A magazine made with inexpensive paper and printing, containing shocking or sensationalist text fiction by low-paid writers.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Derived from the inexpensive wood pulp used to make low-priced mass marketed magazines in the United States from the early 1900s.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish lukemistolehti
- lukemistolehtimagazine made with inexpensive paper and printing
German Schundmagazin
- Schundmagazinmagazine made with inexpensive paper and printing
Hungarian ponyvairodalmi folyóirat, ponyvanyomtatvány
- ponyvairodalmi folyóiratmagazine made with inexpensive paper and printing
- ponyvanyomtatványmagazine made with inexpensive paper and printing
Polish pulp magazine
- pulp magazinemagazine made with inexpensive paper and printing
Spanish revista pulp
- revista pulpmagazine made with inexpensive paper and printing
Cite this entry
APA
pulp magazine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulp%20magazine
MLA
“pulp magazine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulp%20magazine. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pulp magazine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulp%20magazine.
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