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

While she had filmed the birth experience, she has yet to publish a vlog, or video blog.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

The new series, like the first, explores Hague's life behind the vlog camera.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025

In a vlog posted on Monday he said he was taken to a police station with Chazza and Samham, real name Samuel Imie, for questioning.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2025

Fisher-Becker also used his final vlog to advocate for fat acceptance.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2025

On the other hand, it’s thanks to his vlog and website that news of our paper chain spread so far and wide.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman