tiktok

Language: en

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    A social media platform for creating and sharing short-form video content, launched in 2016 by ByteDance.; A video posted on the TikTok platform.; An onomatopoeic representation of the ticking sound of a clock.

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable Plural: tiktoks 3rd sing.: tiktoks Past: tiktoked Past part.: tiktoked Pres part.: tiktoking

Collocations

post a TikTokgo viral on TikTokTikTok videoTikTok accountTikTok trendTikTok challenge

Derivatives

tiktokkertiktokers

Synonyms

short-form videosocial media clip

Commonly confused

Tik Tok
EN: 'Tik Tok' (two words) refers to the 2009 Ke$ha song; 'TikTok' (one word, camelCase) is the social media platform.

Spelling tips

EN: The brand name is written 'TikTok' with a capital T at the start and a capital T in the middle (camelCase), not 'Tiktok', 'tiktok', or 'Tik Tok'.

💬 Examples

  1. She gained millions of followers on TikTok by posting comedy sketches.

  2. His latest TikTok went viral and received over ten million views.

  3. The tiktok of the grandfather clock echoed through the silent hallway.