English

Alternative forms

• TL;DR, TLDR

Phrase

tl;dr

1. (chiefly Internet) "Too long; didn’t read." Used to indicate that one did not read a (long) text, or to introduce a short summary of an overly long text.
   • 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.”

Synonyms

• BLUF