vlogpology en · 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).
Meanings
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(derogatory, neologism, rare) 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.
And this is what he was trying to do. A vlog apology. Vlogpology. 👌
2017 March 7, InTechTodayPod, Twitter:vlogpology (noun): when a famous YouTuber becomes embroiled in a controversy, makes headlines, and releases an apology video.
2020 January 14, Arjun Kakkar, Russell Samora, “The Aftermath of a YouTube Apology”, in The Pudding:My findings also show that vlogpologies are often created when the vlogger is under extreme duress and may be uncomfortable with being told to apologise, which can result in non-apologetic language and seem insincere.
2022 November 14, Bella Sampson, I'm Sorry You(Tube) Feel That Way: An Introduction to the YouTube Vlogpology Genre (Thesis), Auckland University of Technology, page 2:fucking RUINED this guy myers needs a vlogpology without hte^([sic]) mask ...SHOW YOURSELF MYERS !
2013 April 10, JMMA_ALLDAY, Twitter:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| vlogpologies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |