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noun - uncountable

• "Tijuana", Mexico.

                                                                                                 
  
  Citation from "Agua Caliente", Terriers (TV, 2010), Season 1 Episode 8 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

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  Last edited on Nov 04 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 04 2010.

other

• "thanks".

  tks for the help on my homework.

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  Last edited on Dec 11 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Dec 11 2012.

noun

• acronym for "three-letter acronym". Used mainly in computing, due to the massive number of three-letter acronyms.

  I can't understand a word he writes. Have you seen how many TLAs he uses?

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  Last edited on Mar 25 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

• acronym for "three-letter agency". Used to refer to US intelligence agencies: the CIA, NSA, and FBI.

  There's a certain TLA bugging my phones. I can't tell you which one.

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  Last edited on Jan 26 2018. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Mar 19 2013.

• acronym for "true love always".

  Last edited on Feb 20 2018. Submitted by Anonymous on Jan 22 2018.

noun - uncountable

• acronym for "tender loving care."

  I'm going to stay home with my girlfriend. She's sick and needs some TLC.

  You clearly need tlc.

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  Last edited on May 20 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

interjection

• See tl;dr.
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  Last edited on Dec 05 2011. Submitted by Melwyn from Richmond, VA, USA on Sep 20 2009.

adjective

• acronym for "too long; didn't read." Used to convey one's disinterest in reading some portion of text online.

  Comment 1: [something lengthy...]
  
  Comment 2: tl;dr.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
  
  Citation from "He Has Millions and a New Job at Yahoo. Soon, He'll Be 18.", The New York Times, Brian Stetler, March 25 2013 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

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noun

• acronym for "too long; didn't read." Used to preface a summary of preceding or subsequent text, for the benefit of those who don't want to read the entire thing.

                           
  
                                                                                                                                      
  
  Citation from "Nerdgasm: 'Shutter' crap", Daily Titan (Cal State Fullerton), Ashleigh Johnson, March 01 2010 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

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  Last edited on Jul 19 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Mar 09 2010.

notes

• Also written as tldr. See also tl;wrl ("too long; will read later".)

  Last edited on Jul 30 2015. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2011.

interjection

• acronym for "too long; will read later". Contrast with "tl;dr".

  Person A: Check out the paper I just published.
  
  Person B: tl;wrl.

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  Last edited on Sep 09 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2011.