vlog

American  

[vlawg, vlog] / vlɔg, vlɒg /

noun

1. a blog that features mostly videos rather than text or images.

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verb (used without object)

vlogged, vlogging

1. to maintain or add posts to a vlog.

vlog British  

/ vlɒɡ /

noun

1. a video journal uploaded to the internet

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Other Word Forms

• vlogger
  noun

Etymology

Origin of vlog

First recorded in 2000–05; v(ideo) ( def. ) + (b)log ( def. )

Explanation

A vlog is an online video journal or website. Your friend might be filming you singing karaoke just for fun — or she might be planning to post it on her vlog! Vlog is a distinctly 21st-century word, coined from a combination of video and blog, a shortened version of weblog. These days, some vlogs are found on personal websites, but most are videos posted on a social media platform or YouTube. If you want to start a vlog, you could make short videos of your cooking adventures or interactions with your cat, edit them, and post them online for your followers to see.

Example Sentences

And I mean, we’ve seen enough of what’s come out of the Vlog Squad too, that makes a lot of this seem quite credible.

From Slate • Jun. 12, 2021

“In light of recent news about the Vlog Squad and David Dobrik, the cofounder of Dispo, we have made the decision to sever all ties with the company,” Spark Capital tweeted Sunday evening.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2021

Mr Dobrik rose to fame through prank videos, sometimes in collaboration with a number of other YouTubers called the Vlog Squad.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2021

He was a nominee in the Consumer Choice Vlog category, for a video that he had shot the night of the previous year’s ceremony, with his dear friend and fellow vlogger Steven Gavrielatos.

From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2021

Hank Green – SciShow, CrashCourse, Vlog Brothers Hank Green is a former biochemist who holds a bachelor's degree in Biochemistry and a master's degree in Environmental Studies.

From Scientific American • Jul. 30, 2015