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vlogpology

noun

Etymology

Blend of vlog + apology. Popularised in a January 2020 study of YouTuber apology videos by data visualisation website The Pudding, but attested earlier (see quotations).

  1. derived from ἀπολογία
  2. derived from apologia
  3. borrowed from apologie
  4. compounded as vlogpology — “vlog + apology”

Definitions

  1. An apology video

    An apology video; a video, typically uploaded to video-sharing service YouTube, in which an Internet celebrity/influencer apologises for, or addresses, public backlash, especially in an insincere manner.

    • fucking RUINED this guy myers needs a vlogpology without hte^([sic]) mask ...SHOW YOURSELF MYERS !
    • And this is what he was trying to do. A vlog apology. Vlogpology. 👌
    • vlogpology (noun): when a famous YouTuber becomes embroiled in a controversy, makes headlines, and releases an apology video.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA