What does "vlog" mean?
A weblog using video as its primary presentation format.
Vlog
/ˈvlɒɡ/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A weblog using video as its primary presentation format.
- Grammar: vlog is listed as noun, verb.
- Usage evidence: Sami follows Layla's vlog channel.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A weblog using video as its primary presentation format. Internet
"When you create this kind of videoless vlog, where you don't have the video recorded on a camcorder, you have to be more conscious of the story you want to tell."
- 2 video blog wordnet
Verb
- 1 To contribute to a video weblog. Internet, intransitive
"I like to take walks when I'm having my breaks at work, and then I vlog my walks and put them online. I can just ramble on about philosophy, or whatever."
- 2 to present a vlog wordnet
- 3 To post (something) to a video weblog. Internet, transitive
Example
"Sami follows Layla's vlog channel."
Common questions
How do you use "vlog" in a sentence?
Sami follows Layla's vlog channel.
How do you pronounce "vlog"?
Pronounced /ˈvlɒɡ/.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyd-der. Proto-Italic *widēō Latin videōbor. English video Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós Proto-Germanic *weraz Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *h₂életi Proto-Germanic *alaną Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Germanic *-þiz Proto-Germanic *aldiz Proto-Germanic *weraldiz Proto-West Germanic *weraldi Old English weorold Middle English world English world Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *wīdaz Old English wīd English wide English -wide English worldwide Proto-Indo-European *webʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *webaną Proto-Germanic *wabją Old English webb Middle English web English web English World Wide Web English Web Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *légʰyeti Proto-Germanic *ligjaną Old Norse liggjader.? Middle English logge English log Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵosder.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-der.? Proto-Germanic *bōks Proto-West Germanic *bōk Old English bōc Middle English bok English book English logbook English log English weblog English blog blend English vlog Blend of video + blog, itself a rebracketing of weblog.