Tumblr
name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative letter-case form of Tumblr (“a microblog on Tumblr”). alt-of
"As in the web version, upon opening the mobile app you’ll be taken to your dashboard and a list of all the most recent posts from the tumblrs you follow."
- 2 A microblog on Tumblr.
"Fangirling on your own behind your computer screen is fine and dandy, but once you’ve seen the most popular fan blogs and fansites, the Tumblrs with the most followers, or the message boards where everyone seems to know one another, you’re gonna want in on that excellent fandom party."
- 1 A microblogging and social networking website founded in 2007.
"What is different about “quick blogging” tools like Twitter (which imposes a strict character count so it can be easily used on a cellphone) and Tumblr (which allows longer messages as well as photographs) is the degree to which people use them for spontaneous and almost continuous communication."
Example
More examples"Imogen of the Internet blatantly forsakes web accessibility guidelines when redesigning her Tumblr for the twelfth time today."
Etymology
From tumblelog, an early form of microblogs.
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