-Tok

English

Etymology

From a clipping of TikTok.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɒk/

Suffix

-Tok

1. (Internet) Combined with a noun or adjective to create a word for a specific community of users or a genre of videos on the social media platform TikTok.

   Coordinate terms: -blr, -Tube, -twt

   • 2021 September 22, Alice Broster, “How 'QueerTok' is helping bisexual people overcome internalised biphobia”, in Cosmopolitan‎^[1]:

     Luckily, TikTok – more specifically, ‘QueerTok’, stepped in to provide a little bit of joy and education while we were stuck inside. A quick scroll through QueerTok will offer you an abundance of all things digital bisexual culture.

   • 2022 June 29, Isabel Berwick, Sophia Smith, “The rise of the ‘slow work’ movement”, in Financial Times‎^[2]:

     It’s difficult to find content on TikTok, the short-form video platform, that romanticises personal sacrifice in the name of work. / Instead, “CorporateTok” — a genre that’s loosely organised around hashtags like “corporate” or “work” — showcases young employees who are critical of traditional workplace norms.

   • 2022 November 28, Annie Lyons, “TikTok’s Showtimes Ad Feature Aims to Accelerate Box-Office Sales”, in Variety‎^[3]:

     People on TikTok can scroll past them, but the integrated nature means sponsored posts aren’t immediately registered as such. And for TikTok’s dedicated film-loving community, aka #FilmTok, trailers already pose an interest, with some members co-creating content that shares their reactions to new trailers.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -Tok