"pulp magazine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pulp magazines [plural]
Etymology: Derived from the inexpensive wood pulp used to make low-priced mass marketed magazines in the United States from the early 1900s. Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: pulp magazine Categories (topical): Periodicals Related terms: pulpeteer Translations (magazine made with inexpensive paper and printing): lukemistolehti (Finnish), Schundmagazin [neuter] (German), ponyvairodalmi folyóirat (Hungarian), ponyvanyomtatvány (Hungarian), revista pulp [feminine] (Spanish)

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      "word": "lukemistolehti"
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