listicle

[ lis-ti-kuhl ]

noun

1. a published article structured in the form of a list, typically having some additional content relating to each item:

   “The Best Cities for Singles” and other featured listicles.

Word History and Origins

Origin of listicle¹

2000–05; blend of list ¹ and article

Example Sentences

I note all these not to add to the long-tired article genre of “meme listicle” but to take heed of a more interesting phenomenon: the populace learning of, grappling with, and expressing its feelings about the assassination attempt on Trump in hyperfast real time, down to the second.

From Slate

Remembering what show you wanted to watch on which streamer requires another app, another listicle, and another shared password and username because nobody wants to pay for all the services that feel like a necessity to participate in popular culture.

From Slate

The listicle included odd but innocuous lines like: “My hamster ate its babies last night,” overheard in a hallway.

From Los Angeles Times

It was published as part of a listicle titled “What Did You Say?”

From Los Angeles Times

In a statement on the Prospector’s website, the student journalists said their intent was for the listicle to “expose things that are said on campus that are inappropriate at different levels.”

From Los Angeles Times