qualoid

qualoid
 n.— «The roughly 18 1/2-by-12 1/2-inch size is also known as the “European midi” (France’s Le Monde uses it) or, really grimly, as “qualoid,” as in quality tabloid.» —“For U.S. newspapers, future may be in tabloid size” by Steve Johnson Kansas City Star (Kan., Mo.) Nov. 12, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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