listicle

American  

[lis-ti-kuhl] / ˈlɪs tɪ kəl /

noun

1. a published article structured in the form of a list, typically having some additional content relating to each item.

   “The Best Cities for Singles” and other featured listicles.

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Etymology

Origin of listicle

2000–05; blend of list ¹ and article

Example Sentences

Facebook was resplendent with the website’s listicle clickbait and recipe videos before the platform pivoted away from news and toward virtual reality and artificial intelligence.

From Slate • Feb. 11, 2025

The listicle included odd but innocuous lines like: “My hamster ate its babies last night,” overheard in a hallway.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2024

The music was an impassioned litany; the multimedia amounted to a listicle.

From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2023

Amber Phillips of the Washington Post formatted her post-speech analysis in a listicle format.

From Salon • Sep. 2, 2022

Sports Illustrated called them “anything but intimidating” in a 2014 listicle that placed the Creamsicles among the worst in sports history.

From Washington Post • Jan. 28, 2021