Meaning of TikTok | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A video-sharing social media platform.
2. A small video that can be viewed online, particularly one hosted on TikTok.
   informal, neologism
3. A TikTok account.
   informal

Equivalents

Examples

“How are these vaccine TikToks fooling so many people?”

“Imagine⟳ The Smiths or Joy Division making TikToks to promote⟳ their music. Think⟳ about Nick Cave or Joni Mitchell, and just imagine⟳ them negotiating with this bullshit.”

““Are there any volunteers who would like⟳ to make⟳ their first video in front of everybody?” The first person who raised his hand was a dad in his late forties who had been a participant in our training school. I remember⟳ this guy because earlier in the training he had told me that his son had told him, “Dad, whatever you do, don’t start⟳ a TikTok.””

“If you’ve never been on TikTok, we don’t recommend⟳ you start⟳ a TikTok just to promote⟳ your campaign.”

“Start⟳ a TikTok and share⟳ your ideas, join⟳ a club or group, or audition for the play⟳, etc.”

“If you look⟳ at the podcasting sphere, which was a way of voices that had been pushed to the margins to carve out a space, now it’s just a content farm and one more space people have⟳ to participate⟳ in, like⟳ how brands have⟳ to have⟳ a TikTok, a presence in all these different mediums.”

“So, instead of just trusting that Spotify is always gonna do right by you, have⟳ a Spotify, have⟳ an Apple Music, Instagram, have⟳ a Facebook, have⟳ a TikTok, have⟳ a YouTube, have⟳ a merch site, have⟳ a Patreon.”

“We should start⟳ a TikTok for the drama department. […] We can do educational videos. Like⟳, about the Poor Theatre, but with the dancing.”

“We wanted some press⟳ so we started a TikTok and other social media.”

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