short-form

or short·form

[ shawrt-fawrm ]

adjective

1. noting or relating to journalistic content or a genre of journalism characterized by short articles.
2. noting or relating to other types of print or visual media characterized by content that is short in length:

   short-form video clips.

noun

1. journalistic or other media content so characterized.

Word History and Origins

Origin of short-form¹

short ( def ) + form ( def )

Example Sentences

Short-form text platforms like Twitter and Truth are just not the engagement magnets that TikTok and Instagram and YouTube are, and Truth was implicitly catering to Trump fans rather than the whole market.

From Slate

At the end of 2023, TikTok had more than 15 million sellers globally, offering products through short-form videos and livestreams.

From Salon

Kids can watch short-form videos on their phones whenever they want, and TikTok and other social platforms launch young celebrities more than sitcoms do.

From Los Angeles Times

In her course at Chapman, Kinnard also employed social media, asking her students to create short-form videos for their final project.

From Los Angeles Times

The Democratic Party is no stranger to the super-online realms, having consistently courted virtual scenesters since the Clinton years—everyone from Silicon Valley’s first internet visionaries, to the unvarnished and voicey bloggers of the early 2000s, to the short-form video stars Joe Biden relied upon to maximize his reach in 2020, a year when electioneering was constricted by a lethal pandemic.

From Slate