Tl;dr

//tiː ˌɛl diː ˈɑː// noun, phrase, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A summary; the gist, the long and short. Internet

    "I know that was quite a long ramble, but the TL;DR is that I got fired."

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of tl;dr. alt-of
Phrase
  1. 1
    Initialism of too long; didn't read (or sometimes too long; don't read).; Used to indicate that one did not read a (long) text. Internet, derogatory, usually

    "tl;dr"

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of tl;dr. alt-of
  3. 3
    Initialism of too long; didn't read (or sometimes too long; don't read).; Used to introduce a short summary of an overly long text. Internet

    "How I got to be an atheist is a fairly long and winding story, so I'll give you the "tl;dr" version—I was finally honest about myself that "the gods" just "weren't there.""

Verb
  1. 1
    To provide a short summary of (a text, an event, etc.); to summarize. Internet, transitive

    "Extracts or overviews should be substituted as needed. But insofar as possible, the whole books should be read. First of all, because many thinkers simply cannot be tl;dr'd. Second of all, because wrestling with, and immersing yourself in, and just reading through whole books is part of the education."

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of tl;dr. alt-of
  3. 3
    To provide a short summary of a text, an event, etc.; to summarize. Internet, intransitive

    "Some highlights of the lowlights: "A dismal mess," says the New York Times. Its "shabby aesthetic and narrative shortcomings are outweighed by its more drastically questionable moral ones," says the Guardian. "It's not a good movie," Entertainment Weekly TL;DRs."

Etymology

Etymology 1

The phrase is an initialism of t(oo) l(ong); d(idn’t) (or sometimes d(on’t)) r(ead). The noun and verb are derived from the phrase.

Etymology 2

The phrase is an initialism of t(oo) l(ong); d(idn’t) (or sometimes d(on’t)) r(ead). The noun and verb are derived from the phrase.

Etymology 3

The phrase is an initialism of t(oo) l(ong); d(idn’t) (or sometimes d(on’t)) r(ead). The noun and verb are derived from the phrase.

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