TL;DR

or TLDR, tl;dr, tldr

[ tee-el-dee-ahr, teel-deer ]

abbreviation for

1. too long; didn't read:
   1. (used, especially online, to introduce a summary of a lengthy text.)
   2. (used as a comment, usually considered rude, on an online post, text message, etc., that is thought to be too lengthy.)

noun

1. a summary of a lengthy online post, text, article, etc. (often used attributively):

   I'll do a longer writeup on this game in the thread, but the TL;DR is that it's exciting but pretty violent.

   For people who don't have time for the whole thing, here is the tldr version.

Word History and Origins

Origin of TL;DR¹

First recorded in 2000–05; from its use in digital communications

Example Sentences

In fact, as Lessig and Seligman's book lays out in considerable detail — you'll be grateful for the summaries labeled "tl;dr" found at the end of every chapter! — there are a couple of strategies that probably would have worked in January 2021, and that present a clear and present danger to this year's election and those yet to come.

From Salon

And I said to him, “Sam is the TL;DR of this explanation ‘My ex-girlfriend did it’?”

From Slate

In case you’ve missed the drama surrounding the latest season of this Los Angeles reality show, the tl;dr version is that two of its stars, Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix, split after Sandoval had an affair with another co-star Raquel Leviss.

From New York Times

TL;DR: If you like scrolling TikTok, you don’t need to do anything different now.

From Washington Post

TL;DR: Cheese is not, nor has it ever been, charcuterie.

From Salon