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zine

zine

12 8.2
A small magazine made and shared by one person about personal or unusual topics
  • noun
  • /ziːn/
  • Jargon
translation icon : fanzine
  • At the festival, I picked up a zine filled with personal essays about mental health.
  • make zines

Examples

  • I also produce hip-hop music and publish zines in my spare time.

    Blog text (5)
  • Tyler Hess has been running Christian Music Zine since he created the site in 2008.

    Blog text (16)
  • So please help support the zine that supports the scene by buying a subscription!

    Blog text (11)
  • The pairs of reporters each write a news column for a teen "zine."

    Academic text (2007)
  • A preview of my new 24-page black and white zine called LIVING ON THE EDGE OF THE NIGHT.

    Blog text (22)
  • Bowstern's choice of the do-it-yourself zine format to tell her story reveals her identification with punk culture.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Thousands of people—kids, teens, adults—make zines every year, but they do it with their own pocket change.

    Blog text (12)
  • Moe Bowstern's time spent fishing the Alaskan seas is chronicled in her unique zine Xtra Tuf.

    Academic text (2007)
  • I recently discovered a unique zine that explores the history of local street art.

  • She created a zine that showcases her original poetry and artwork.

Synonyms

magazine
vszine
1.0

A printed or online set of pages that comes out regularly with articles and pictures about a subject

is smaller and independently produced for niche or personal subjects
mag
vszine
  • Informal
44 7.9

A thin printed book with pictures and short articles about one topic

is independently made and usually more niche and personal
periodical
vszine
18 3.8

A printed or online magazine that comes out regularly

is produced independently and not necessarily on a regular schedule
fanzine
vszine
  • Jargon
5 6.1

A small magazine made by fans about a topic they all like

is made independently and often focuses on personal or unconventional topics

How Professional

journal
580 4.2
magazine
1.0
pamphlet
79 3.1
zine
  • Jargon
12 8.2
flyer
141 2.0

Surface Forms

zine singular
zines plural

Etymology

Zine comes from a shortening of magazine and especially from fanzine (made from fan + magazine). So a zine is like a small, often handmade magazine made by fans or one person.