"TL;DL" meaning in All languages combined

See TL;DL on Wiktionary

Phrase [English]

Forms: TL [canonical], DL [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} TL;DL
  1. (online communication) Initialism of too long; didn’t listen., signaling that an audio message (such as a podcast or voicemail) lacked communicative efficacy because of its length. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: too long (extra: didn’t listen., signaling that an audio message (such as a podcast or voicemail) lacked communicative efficacy because of its length.) Synonyms: tl;dl Related terms (textual counterpart): TL, DR, tl, dr, TLDR Related terms (video counterpart): TL, DW, tl, dw, TLDW

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