TL;DR

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TL;DR or tl;dr, short for "too long; didn't read", is internet slang saying that text being referred to has been ignored because of its length.[1] It is also used to introduce a summary of an online post or news article.[1]

The phrase dates back to at least 2002,[2][3] and was added to the Oxford Dictionaries Online in 2013.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c "Oxford Dictionaries Online quarterly update: new words added to oxforddictionaries.com today". OxfordWords blog. Oxford University Press. 28 August 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-08-28. TL;DR, abbrev.: 'too long didn't read': used as a dismissive response to a lengthy online post, or to introduce a summary of a lengthy post.
  2. ^ "tl;dr". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
  3. ^ "tl;dr". Merriam-Webster Dictionary.