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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Proxima Kosmos launched Saturday featuring a sweeping interactive digital platform, films and a limited-run zine that expands the speculative universe through essays, art and storytelling. Leslie Katz, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025 Inside, in the seating area near the bar, Printed Matter set up shop and sold zines on Pitchfork’s behalf. Pitchfork, 5 Mar. 2025 The limited-edition zine, printed by -ism, will be at Halsey’s booth at Frieze L.A. For over a decade, Qione Holmes, a.k.a. Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025 The publisher, The Arcane Library, will be looking to expand into new zines with a Kickstarter due to launch this spring. Rob Wieland, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025 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 12 Mar. 2025.

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