"TL;DR" meaning in English

See TL;DR in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: TL [canonical], DR [canonical], TL;DRs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} TL;DR (plural TL;DRs)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of tl;dr. Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: tl (extra: dr)
    Sense id: en-TL;DR-en-noun-qDNkz7Mq

Phrase

Forms: TL [canonical], DR [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=TL;DR}} TL;DR
  1. Alternative letter-case form of tl;dr. Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: tl (extra: dr)
    Sense id: en-TL;DR-en-phrase-qDNkz7Mq

Verb

Forms: TL [canonical], DR [canonical], TL;DRs [present, singular, third-person], TL;DRing [participle, present], TL;DRed [participle, past], TL;DRed [past], TL;DR'd [participle, past], TL;DR'd [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|head=TL;DR|past2=TL;DR'd}} TL;DR (third-person singular simple present TL;DRs, present participle TL;DRing, simple past and past participle TL;DRed or TL;DR'd)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of tl;dr. Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: tl (extra: dr)
    Sense id: en-TL;DR-en-verb-qDNkz7Mq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 31 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 23 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 13 77
     
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