"tl;dr" meaning in English

See tl;dr in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tiː ˌɛl diː ˈɑː(ɹ)/ Audio: En-US-TLDR.wav [US] Forms: tl [canonical], dr [canonical], tl;drs [plural]
Etymology: Initialism. Etymology templates: {{initialism|en}} Initialism Head templates: {{en-noun}} tl;dr (plural tl;drs)
  1. (slang) A summary; the long and short, the gist. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-tl;dr-en-noun-fPpttL8A
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tldr, tl/dr, tl dr, TLDR, TL, DR, TL/DR, TLDNR, TL/DNR, TL-DNR

Phrase

IPA: /tiː ˌɛl diː ˈɑː(ɹ)/ Audio: En-US-TLDR.wav [US] Forms: tl [canonical], dr [canonical]
Etymology: Initialism. Etymology templates: {{initialism|en}} Initialism Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=tl;dr}} tl;dr
  1. (chiefly Internet slang) Initialism of too long; didn't read. Used to indicate that one did not read a (long) text. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: too long (extra: didn't read. Used to indicate that one did not read a (long) text.)
    Sense id: en-tl;dr-en-phrase--HLe55iu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 50 33 13 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 3 57 32 8 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 6 50 29 15
  2. (chiefly Internet slang) Initialism of too long; didn't read. Used to introduce a short summary of an overly long text. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: too long (extra: didn't read. Used to introduce a short summary of an overly long text.) Synonyms: BLUF, summary
    Sense id: en-tl;dr-en-phrase-hnQimJR-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tldr, tl/dr, tl dr, TLDR, TL, DR, TL/DR, TLDNR, TL/DNR, TL-DNR Related terms: TL, DL, tl, dl, TLDL (english: audio counterpart), DW, dw, TLDW (english: video counterpart) Translations (too long didn't read): tl;hng (Dutch), tl;nl (Esperanto), lp;el (Finnish), tl;nlp (French), zl;ng (German), אמ;לק (Hebrew), tal;nhl (Italian), zd;nc (Polish), dt;nl (Portuguese), см;нч (sm;nč) (Russian), mt;nl [masculine] (Spanish), зд;нч (zd;nč) [slang] (Ukrainian)
Disambiguation of "too long didn't read": 53 47

Verb

IPA: /tiː ˌɛl diː ˈɑː(ɹ)/ Audio: En-US-TLDR.wav [US] Forms: tl [canonical], dr [canonical], tl;dr's [present, singular, third-person], tl;dr'ing [participle, present], tl;dr'ed [participle, past], tl;dr'ed [past], tl;dr'd [participle, past], tl;dr'd [past]
Etymology: Initialism. Etymology templates: {{initialism|en}} Initialism Head templates: {{en-verb|tl;dr'<>|head=tl;dr|past2=tl;dr'd|past_ptc2=tl;dr'd}} tl;dr (third-person singular simple present tl;dr's, present participle tl;dr'ing, simple past and past participle tl;dr'ed or tl;dr'd)
  1. (transitive, slang) To provide a short summary of (a text or event). Tags: slang, transitive Related terms: BLUF, cut to the chase, get to the point, long story short, summary, synopsis, wall of text
    Sense id: en-tl;dr-en-verb-7Ic-VupM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tldr, tl/dr, tl dr, TLDR, TL, DR, TL/DR, TLDNR, TL/DNR, TL-DNR

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        "(chiefly Internet slang) Initialism of too long; didn't read. Used to indicate that one did not read a (long) text."
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          "ref": "2016, John Halstead, Godless Paganism",
          "text": "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.”",
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        },
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          "ref": "2018 May 30, Hadley Freeman, “The meaning of beige tights: they show what the Windsors will do to Meghan”, in The Guardian",
          "text": "Incidentally, my absolutely favourite headline about the Duchess of Sussex’s new coat of arms was: “Will Meghan Markle’s new California-inspired coat of arms convince millennials to embrace traditional heraldry?” Tl;dr, no!",
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        "(chiefly Internet slang) Initialism of too long; didn't read. Used to introduce a short summary of an overly long text."
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          "word": "BLUF"
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          "word": "summary"
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    },
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      "word": "tldr"
    },
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      "word": "tl/dr"
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      "word": "tl dr"
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      "word": "TLDR"
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    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "too long didn't read",
      "word": "tl;hng"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "too long didn't read",
      "word": "tl;nl"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "too long didn't read",
      "word": "lp;el"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "too long didn't read",
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    },
    {
      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "too long didn't read",
      "word": "zl;ng"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "too long didn't read",
      "word": "אמ;לק"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "too long didn't read",
      "word": "tal;nhl"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "too long didn't read",
      "word": "zd;nc"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "too long didn't read",
      "word": "dt;nl"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "too long didn't read",
      "word": "см;нч"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zd;nč",
      "sense": "too long didn't read",
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        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "зд;нч"
    }
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}

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          "ref": "2014 June 17, Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry, “Here's How To Teach The Liberal Arts To High Schoolers”, in Forbes",
          "text": "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.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2021 June 30, Makena Kelly, “Hasan Piker on the problem with YouTube debate culture”, in The Verge",
          "text": "I’ll tell you another thing that’s ironic about the Vidal-Buckley debates. Those debates can be TLDR’d into one of them calling the other “queer” as a pejorative and then the other calls the other a “fascist.”",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2021 August 20, Amy Kaufman et al., “‘Ted Lasso’ wrote a love letter to romantic comedies. We break down ‘rom-communism’”, in Los Angeles Times",
          "text": "Fortunately, Sutton Stracke soon emerged from her bedroom to tell her friends that she had, in fact, read the entire story. Kyle instantly begged her friend to TL;DR the “in-depth exposé,” which she deemed “so friggin’ long.”",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2022 December 20, Louis Ashworth, “Turning Japanese?: One last rug pull before retirement”, in Financial Times",
          "text": "Royal Bank of Canada’s economics team have tl;dr’d why JGBs and the yen have had a fun morning: “it will be hard for markets not to see this move as a precursor for tightening policy”.",
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