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TL;DR

Meaning in social media & content creation, with examples

abbreviationCommon term

In social media & content creation, TL;DR means: Short for 'too long; didn't read': a quick summary at the start or end of a long text, or a comment saying that a text is too long.

In Turkish: özetle, uzun lafın kısası, kısaca

How it is used

Writers put 'TL;DR:' before a one-line summary in long posts, threads and even emails between colleagues. It is informal; in formal writing use 'In short' or 'Summary'. It can be written TL;DR, TLDR or tl;dr.

Example sentences

  1. TL;DR: reels brought most of our new followers this quarter.

  2. Put a TL;DR at the top of the report; the client won't read all ten pages.

Common collocations

  • add a TL;DR
  • TL;DR summary
  • in short
  • quick summary
  • threadA series of connected posts by the same account, read one after another, used to tell a longer story or explain a topic step by step.
  • captionThe text written with a post, which can explain the image, tell a story, ask a question or include hashtags.
  • IRLShort for 'in real life': in the physical world, as opposed to online.
  • POVShort for 'point of view': a video format that asks viewers to imagine they are in a certain situation or seeing it through someone's eyes.

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