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Tl;dr
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- 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 Alternative letter-case form of tl;dr. alt-of
- 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 Alternative letter-case form of tl;dr. alt-of
- 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.""
- 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 Alternative letter-case form of tl;dr. alt-of
- 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
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.
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.
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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