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TikTok

  • /ˈtɪkˌtɒk/ UK
  • /ˈtɪkˌtɑk/ US

Where it comes from

From tick-tock.

proper noun

  1. A video-sharing social media platform.

    Similar: Douyin

noun TikToks

  1. informal, neologism A small video that can be viewed online, particularly one hosted on TikTok. How are these vaccine TikToks fooling so many people?
  2. informal A TikTok account. “Are there any volunteers who would like to make their first video in front of everybody?” The first person who raised his hand was a dad in his late forties who had been a participant in our training school. I remember this guy because earlier in the training he had told me that his son had told hi

verb TikToks · TikToking · TikTokking · TikTok-ing · TikToked

  1. neologism, transitive To upload a video of something to TikTok. There’s nothing worse, after all, than male mutton dressed as lamb; or an old-style peacock dressed like a TikTok-ing Gen Z.
  2. neologism, transitive To search for and view on TikTok.

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한국어틱톡 Tiktok
日本語ティックトック Tikkutokku
中文抖音 Dǒuyīn, 洋抖 Yángdǒu
हिन्दीटिकटॉक ṭikṭŏk
PortuguêsTikTok, Tico e Teco
DeutschTikTok, Tiktok
РусскийТикТо́к TikTók
Tiếng ViệtTikTok

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"TikTok." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tiktok. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

TikTok. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tiktok

Chicago

"TikTok." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tiktok.

BibTeX
@misc{tiktok_2026,
  title = {TikTok},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tiktok},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}