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blogroll

blogroll

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A list of links to favorite blogs on a blog
  • noun
  • /ˈblɔɡˌroʊl/
  • Jargon
: lista de blogs
  • I will be adding your post to my delicious tags, and your blog to my blogroll and RSS feed.

Examples

  • I put a blog on a blogroll if I keep visiting because it is interesting to me.

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  • Right now, the blogroll is frozen until further notice while I rethink.

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  • Just checked it out, and I will be adding it to our blogroll today.

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  • By the way, I only now noticed you have me featured on your blogroll. Thank you so much!

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  • You will find links in the blogroll beneath this welcome message.

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  • Keep up the extremely excellent work, guys. I've added you to the blogroll.

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  • I'm a quilt blogger, and your blog is definitely going on my blogroll!

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  • You will find links to my favorite sites in the blogroll on my webpage.

  • Every week, I update the blogroll to include new creative blogs that I enjoy.

  • The blogroll on her website features several prominent writers and artists.

Surface Forms

blogroll singular
blogrolls plural

Morphology

blogroll = blog + roll (transparent) = blog + roll

A clear compound of 'blog' + 'roll' where 'roll' denotes a list; the meaning 'a list of blogs' is directly derivable.

Etymology

Blogroll comes from joining blog, short for 'weblog' meaning 'online diary', and roll, an old word for a 'list' as in 'roll call'. So a blogroll is a list on a blog where the writer shows favorite or recommended websites.