blog

blog · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A regularly updated website or page, typically run by an individual or small group, written in informal style.

  2. 2.

    An individual post on such a website.

  3. 3.

    Write or add material to a blog.

Forms

plural: blogs

Phrases & expressions

  • blog post — An individual entry on a blog.
  • blogger — A person who writes blogs.
  • blogosphere — The collective world of blogs.
  • vlog — A video blog.
  • guest blog — Write for someone else's blog.
  • microblog — Short-form blogging (like Twitter).

Related words

Etymology

Shortened from weblog (1997), a combination of web + log. The word blog was coined in 1999.