1) the phrase lazy trolls use when they have nothing to say in response
2) a phrase used when a post REALLY IS long, pointless, and repetitive, and should barely be read... but most of the time people do anyway
3) a lie
2) a phrase used when a post REALLY IS long, pointless, and repetitive, and should barely be read... but most of the time people do anyway
3) a lie
ex. 1:
Person A: -long post about how furries aren't bad people- and that is why furries aren't bad people...
Person B: tl;dr
Person A: troll...
ex. 2:
Person C: -long, overly repetitive post, by a furry (the bad kind)- AND THAT'S WHY FURRIES ARE TEH AWESHUMNESS, AND YOU ARE GUILTY OF FURSECUTION
Person D: tl;dr, dude I never even insulted you guys in the first place
Person C: -rages-
((i have nothing against furries))
Person A: -long post about how furries aren't bad people- and that is why furries aren't bad people...
Person B: tl;dr
Person A: troll...
ex. 2:
Person C: -long, overly repetitive post, by a furry (the bad kind)- AND THAT'S WHY FURRIES ARE TEH AWESHUMNESS, AND YOU ARE GUILTY OF FURSECUTION
Person D: tl;dr, dude I never even insulted you guys in the first place
Person C: -rages-
((i have nothing against furries))
by CommandoBear October 30, 2010
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In addition to being used by lazy forum readers, tl;dr can be used by forum posters to give a brief version of their long-winded post!
In addition to being used by lazy forum readers, tl;dr can be used by forum posters to give a brief version of their long-winded post!
by Mabusss August 8, 2010
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xtreme2252: I wonder what funny stuff I can find!
"World of Warcraft
A game created in....by Blahblahblizzard. Users can play as.... You go around looking for quests and... The controls are right click everything... and there are 10,364,932 users as of 18/12/10 18:52 PST.... Most users will often also enjoy bedpans and not having a life...There's a new expansion called Cataclysm in which the target audience is furries...I used to play WoW for like a few years, but then... and my friends play it lots too..."
xtreme2252: tl(fud)
"World of Warcraft
A game created in....by Blahblahblizzard. Users can play as.... You go around looking for quests and... The controls are right click everything... and there are 10,364,932 users as of 18/12/10 18:52 PST.... Most users will often also enjoy bedpans and not having a life...There's a new expansion called Cataclysm in which the target audience is furries...I used to play WoW for like a few years, but then... and my friends play it lots too..."
xtreme2252: tl(fud)
by Xtreme2252 December 20, 2010
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Along with the above-mentioned use of tl;dr by lazy jerks and trolls, the use of this term is a great way to cut down long-winded, nonsensical arguments made by insane conspiracy theorists who are probably wearing tin-foil hats while typing them.
Along with the above-mentioned use of tl;dr by lazy jerks and trolls, the use of this term is a great way to cut down long-winded, nonsensical arguments made by insane conspiracy theorists who are probably wearing tin-foil hats while typing them.
Johnny: There's no way the moon landing happened in real life! For one thing, the shadows of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin in photographs are pointing at different angles. The pictures could only have been taken in a studio! And there aren't any stars in the lunar sky in the pictures, either. How could they have ... (etc.)
Jake: tl;dr
Jake: tl;dr
by Alice Margatroid January 8, 2009
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Despite the elitist view that this is used as a way of having to get out of reading "brilliant arguments", sometimes it does make sense. Just because something is long and drawn-out does not mean it is worth reading. I've read "walls of text" that were hollow and nothing but a waste of my time. Lots of talk, little substance. In that case, tl;dr would be more than just a response to laziness.
Despite the elitist view that this is used as a way of having to get out of reading "brilliant arguments", sometimes it does make sense. Just because something is long and drawn-out does not mean it is worth reading. I've read "walls of text" that were hollow and nothing but a waste of my time. Lots of talk, little substance. In that case, tl;dr would be more than just a response to laziness.
"Chapter 1: On the usage of abbreviations in modern internet discourse. Let us begin at the beginning. It all started in 1975 with the advent of the..." *goes on for 300 pages*
"tl;dr"
"tl;dr"
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The teacher wanted me to write my opinion of the book, so I wrote "tl;dr" and turned it in. For some reason I got an F.
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you: it's way too long!
friend: yeah, but it's good; please don't tl;dr it
you: OK, I'll tl;rl it instead
friend: I'm so glad you kept our semblance of highbrow scholars by choosing tl;rl instead of tl;dr
you: it's way too long!
friend: yeah, but it's good; please don't tl;dr it
you: OK, I'll tl;rl it instead
friend: I'm so glad you kept our semblance of highbrow scholars by choosing tl;rl instead of tl;dr
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