zine

noun

: magazine
especially : a noncommercial often homemade or online publication usually devoted to specialized and often unconventional subject matter
a feminist zine

Examples of zine in a Sentence

a small cadre of students have taken to producing their own underground zine in order to satirize many of the university's most sacred cows
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In addition to that, the zine’s compact size (8.5 inches by 5.5 inches) is easy to stow in a beach tote and won’t blow around in the breeze like the newspaper version would. Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024 Matt Klein’s 2023 zine Audience Capture details the dynamics at play on platforms where creators are made so clearly aware of the performance of their work through metrics. Ruby Justice Thelot, ARTnews.com, 1 Nov. 2024 This groundbreaking zine crowd sourced a ton of information about trans women’s desires, wants, and sexuality. Evelyn Bauer, Them, 27 Sep. 2024 In addition to the digital reissue, Tune-Yards have announced Behind the Behind of the Album, a 28-page zine about the creation of Nikki Nack. Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 29 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for zine 

Word History

Etymology

-zine (as in fanzine)

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of zine was in 1946

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“Zine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zine. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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