1 definition by IsraelZulu

Also sometimes "TL,DR" or "TL;DR".

"Too long; didn't read."

1.) This is commonly used in Internet communities to respond to verbose postings which the respondent did not have the patience to fully digest.

2.) This is also occasionally used to designate a summary preceding or following a verbose post to which others may otherwise respond "TLDR".
1.) <Alice>: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Duis non neque sapien. Donec eu egestas dui. Quisque pellentesque pellentesque eros, eu posuere leo interdum id. In consequat, enim eget cursus aliquet, massa sem elementum ipsum, ut vestibulum magna arcu et odio. Maecenas vel pulvinar neque. Aliquam erat volutpat. Vivamus dictum vulputate dapibus.

<Bob>: TLDR

2.) <Alice> TLDR: This is just a bunch of filler text. It doesn't mean anything.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Duis non neque sapien. Donec eu egestas dui. Quisque pellentesque pellentesque eros, eu posuere leo interdum id. In consequat, enim eget cursus aliquet, massa sem elementum ipsum, ut vestibulum magna arcu et odio. Maecenas vel pulvinar neque. Aliquam erat volutpat. Vivamus dictum vulputate dapibus.
by IsraelZulu March 29, 2011
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