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tiktok
UK /ˈtɪkˌtɒk/ US /ˈtɪkˌtɑk/
noun 2verb 2name 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
all, considered, famous, last, major, popular, social, used
VERB + TIKTOK
chinese-owned, got, learning, makes, service, tried, use, watch
TIKTOK + NOUN
15-second, app, government, users, videos
PREP.
on, on, out
ADV.
especially, only, usually
Definitions
name
1
A video-sharing social media platform.
noun
1
A small video that can be viewed online, particularly one hosted on TikTok.
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.
2
A TikTok account.
“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.
verb
1
To upload a video of something to TikTok.
There’s nothing worse, after all, than male mutton dressed as lamb; or an old-style peacock dressed like a TikTok-ing Gen Z.
He got up and performed the first verse, and then walked through the door of the rotating, dioramic set — part Michel Gondry music video; part high school musical — and: It was BTS! Off they went: this black American whiz kid and these seven South Korean superstars TikTokked together.
2
To search for and view on TikTok.
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How are these vaccine TikToks fooling so many people?
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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.
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“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
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There’s nothing worse, after all, than male mutton dressed as lamb; or an old-style peacock dressed like a TikTok-ing Gen Z.
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He got up and performed the first verse, and then walked through the door of the rotating, dioramic set — part Michel Gondry music video; part high school musical — and: It was BTS! Off they went: thi
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It’s not often that one sees a mayor TikTok-ing and Instagramming such random activities, ranging from ice-cream making, to exercising, to a mini magic show.
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