listicle

(redirected from a listicle)

listicle

An article constructed in the form of a list. The word is a portmanteau of "list" and "article." Wow, do people have such small attention spans these days that every article needs to be a listicle?
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2022 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.
See also:
References in periodicals archive ?
A listicle is plodding, whether it pretends to levity or portentousness.
Listicles
A listicle is an article split into a few distinct pieces.
The three things I learned this week
RUTH GRAHAMRecently, a listicle started proliferating on my Facebook page, as listicles are wont to do.
Why do parents make parenting sound so awful?
I sifted through Buzzfeed's Politics section to see if I could find another example of a listicle providing useful information and context on a current event, and I was surprised to only find "(http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/these-republicans-who-want-to-limit-food-stamps-represent-a) These Republicans Who Want To Limit Food Stamps Represent A Lot Of Food Stamp Recipients ," which is basically just a chart.
I Can Haz Journalism: The Listicle (And The GIF) As Storytelling Devices
Idioms browser ?
Full browser ?