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Forum lingo for "Too long: didn't read."
Post: "Blah blah blah blah... blah blah blah."

Reply: "tl:dr"
tl:dr by Jimbob October 12, 2004
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A very complicated acronym
Its definition is so long no one reads it
"Did you find out the definition of TL-DR?"
"Too long. Didn't read."
Thought to have originated on TOTSE this is a common reply to a very long post. It means Too long/Didn't read.
Person 1: Here is my thought on the meaning of life...(Goes on for another 1000 words]

Person 2: tl/dr
tl/dr by Vickylala May 21, 2006
Too long didn't read is normally used in reddit post after lengthy paragraphs
Reddit user 153: a huge paragraph blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah

TL:DR *summarises the paragraph*
tl:dr by CurlyFries010 May 16, 2019
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.
Tl: Dr by D. ESPI March 12, 2003

Hipster (TL:DR version) 

1.) A person who tries too hard to not try hard, and will willfully disdain that which is popular not because of it's inherent good or bad, but simply because a good number of people like said subject.
"Adventure Time is some adult kid shit, fuck off with it. BTW, check out my photos I took with my vintage Nikon." -Hipster (TL:DR version)
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