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pulp fiction

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The kind of shocking and sensational fiction found in a pulp magazine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 低俗小說 /低俗小说 (dīsú xiǎoshuō) — shocking and sensational fiction
  • Finnish: kioskikirjallisuus — shocking and sensational fiction
  • French: pulp — shocking and sensational fiction
  • German: Groschenliteratur — shocking and sensational fiction
  • Hungarian: ponyvairodalom — shocking and sensational fiction
  • Polish: czytadło — shocking and sensational fiction
  • Portuguese: literatura de cordel — shocking and sensational fiction
  • Russian: бульварное чтиво (bulʹvarnoje čtivo) — shocking and sensational fiction
  • Spanish: ficción pulp — shocking and sensational fiction