tl;dr

See also: TLDR and TL;DR

English

Alternative forms

• tldr, tl/dr, tl dr
• TLDR, TL;DR, TL/DR
• TLDNR, TL/DNR, TL-DNR

Etymology

Initialism.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tiː ˌɛl diː ˈɑː(ɹ)/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

Phrase

tl;dr

1. (chiefly Internet slang) Initialism of too long; didn't read. Used to indicate that one did not read a (long) text.
2. (chiefly Internet slang) Initialism of too long; didn't read. Used to introduce a short summary of an overly long text.

   Synonym: BLUF

   • 2016, John Halstead, Godless Paganism:

     How I got to be an atheist is a fairly long and winding story, so I'll give you the “tl;dr” version—I was finally honest about myself that “the gods” just “weren't there.”

   • 2018 May 30, Hadley Freeman, “The meaning of beige tights: they show what the Windsors will do to Meghan”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Incidentally, my absolutely favourite headline about the Duchess of Sussex’s new coat of arms was: “Will Meghan Markle’s new California-inspired coat of arms convince millennials to embrace traditional heraldry?” Tl;dr, no!

Translations

too long didn't read

• Dutch: tl;hng
• Esperanto: tl;nl
• Finnish: lp;el
• French: tl;nlp
• German: zl;ng

• Hebrew: אמ;לק‎
• Italian: tal;nhl
• Polish: zd;nc
• Portuguese: dt;nl,
• Russian: см;нч (sm;nč)

See also

• BLUF
• cut to the chase
• get to the point
• long story short
• summary
• synopsis
• wall of text

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Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English tl;dr.

Phrase

tl;dr

1. (Internet slang) Introduces a summary.
   • 2013 July 15, "Martin" (username), ""TL$3BDR"$20"med"/dk.edb.mac/loyu8-OE9Mk/D8tR95tx5nMJ Valg? Air, Pro el. iMac", in dk.edb.mac

     tl;dr
     Macbook Pro + 1-2 skærme evt. kombineret med en iPad til de "korte" rejser.

     tl;dr
     Macbook Pro + 1-2 screens, possibly combined with an iPad for "short" trips.

   • 2014 September 30, "mortenhansen1990" (username), ""TL$3BDR"$20"med"/aros-lmu/7eaRKJmCeSs/5nwr-Bv847sJ Hjælpedag d. 11 oktober", in Aros LMU

     tl;dr: tilmelding hjælpedag 11 oktober

   • 2014 April 16, "Anders Christensen" (username), ""TL$3BDR"$20"med"/openspaceaarhus/yRGxcSptMv8/RPAVYeQLfAwJ OSAAs Stand til Mini Maker Faire", in Open Space Aarhus

     tl;dr: Jeg ved ikke noget om det og undrer mig over at jeg ikke er blevet "tvangsfodret" med information om arrangementet igennem de sidste par måneder så jeg faktisk havde en chance for at lure hvad det går ud på. :)

     tl;dr: I don't know anything about it and I wonder why I haven't been "force-fed" information about the event over the last couple of months, such that I might actually have a shot at figuring out what it is about. :)

Quotations

Other forms:

1. • 2011 September 15, "Rune Broberg" (username), "Sponsorer til LASER projektet", in Open Space Aarhus

     TLDR: Bestyrelsen bestemmer hvad der er OSAA-projekter, og de bør finde (og offentliggøre) nogle retningslinier, f.eks. ved at holde et møde om det.

     TLDR: The board decides what [projects] are OSAA projects, and they should find (and publish) some guidelines, e.g. by having a meeting about it.

   • 2016 April 4, "Flemming Frandsen" (username), ""TL$3BDR"$20"med"/openspaceaarhus/WK-tfeSTOMs/BFRU6_2oCAAJ 3D resin printer", in Open Space Aarhus

     TL;DR: Lad være med at drikke det:)

     TL;DR: Don't drink it. :)

   • 2013 June 5, "jacob.lykke" (username), "https://groups.google.com/forum/#!search/"TL$3BDR"$20"med"/ve-dag-for-ungenergi/XqTJGsE36OU/fLT4dYzvqhMJ plakater.]", in VE-dag for UngEnergi

     tl:dr - se vedhæftede og kom med feedback.

     tl:dr - see the attached [file] and give feedback.

   • 2012 January 20, "Casper Klenz-Kitenge" (username), "https://groups.google.com/forum/#!search/"TL$3BDR"$20"med"/copenhagen-ruby-user-group/DZ-3m9YaAI0/81vSgItDi9gJ Job: Rails udvikler @ autobutler.dk, Kbh K]", in Copenhagen Ruby Brigade

     TL;DR:
     
     * Du bliver tredje udvikler, og får stor indflydelse på din hverdag

     TL;DR:
     
     * You will be third developer, and will have a large influence on your workday.

   • 2009 October 1, "larsgj" (username), ""TL$3BDR"$20"med"/dk.fritid.foto/kIzpzyCpjis/tjaU2LkseNkJ Billigste (næsten) vandtætte kamera - alternativer til Pentax?", in dk.fritid.foto

     TL:DR
     Hvad er det billigste vandtætte kamera ...

     TL:DR
     What is the cheapest waterproof camera ...