Too long, didn't read. Alternatively, "War and Peace".
My teacher wanted us to read "War and Peace", but I was all like "tl; dr".
by tempusborealis October 7, 2011
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Too long, Didn't read.

any over wordy thread or long drawn out story that people don't want to really read, but reply to any way.
by D. ESPI March 13, 2003
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"Too long? Don't read"; "Don't bother reading if it doesn't interest you".

Not to be confused with tl;dr.

When you previously gave some information or made a joke and want to give more clarifying info, but also want to admit that knowing said info doesn't gain you much benefit either.
Nobody wants their app to crash. Yet they added `Abort()` in the new version!?

tl?dr
Well, they actually added it for ... reason x and y ... *much text*
by JL_. March 16, 2022
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Too Long; Don't Read. Most commonly used in forums when there is a "Wall of Text" (A very long, typed message/ comment/ story, etc.).
Poster 1 says: "Blah blah blah, blah blah..."(continued for 500-1000 more blahs)

Poster 2 says: "TL;DR! Damn, just blog it and stop wasting forum space!"
by Max T.C. April 24, 2009
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It is a simple abbreviation for too long didn't read. it means that you sent a very long text that the receiver didn't read
Grandpa: hello, how do you do( let it continue for five minutes)
You: TL;DR
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Too Long; Didn't Read; Not Enough Pictures

Can also be pronounced tildernep (til-der-nep).

A quick reply to someone after they've sent you a link to a long boring web page which they said was "interesting" but all you saw as blah, blah, blah and not enough pictures.

As Americans, our attention span demands that everything be summarized to a quick sound-bite and be accompanied by pictures and/or video so that we may digest the data with very little effort. After all, we are busy texting, talking, watching TV, de-friending people, and reading several blog entries at the time we clicked your lousy link.
"My girlfriend forwarded me some link about global warming and it was totally tl;dr;nep. They should make a movie or something about it. Then maybe I'd care. If there were enough naked women in it. Score!"
by Jeffrey Glover December 3, 2007
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Too long, didn't read (tl;dr) spam.

An online posting which looks like a long, informative article, but is often filled with word salad, and contains links to an online store. Sometimes the "article" appears to be related to what they're selling, but other times it is completely unrelated. It's so long and nonsensical that most people probably won't try to read it, but some may click on the links out of curiosity.
Here's a small snippet of some actual tl;dr spam found on the web:

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by Lesa D April 7, 2011
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