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pulp magazine

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

Noun

pulp magazine (plural pulp magazines)

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

Forms of pulp magazine

pluralpulp magazines

Origin of pulp magazine

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

Questions about pulp magazine

What does pulp magazine mean?
Pulp magazine means a magazine made with inexpensive paper and printing, containing shocking or sensationalist text fiction by low-paid writers.
What part of speech is pulp magazine?
Pulp magazine is a noun.
What is the plural of pulp magazine?
The plural of pulp magazine is pulp magazines.

Words near pulp magazine in the dictionary

  1. pulp chamber
  2. pulp chambers
  3. pulp engine
  4. pulp engines
  5. pulp fiction
  6. pulp magazine
  7. pulp magazines
  8. pulp mill
  9. pulp mills
  10. pulp-fictionish
  11. pulpability

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