long
Tedious; effortful; not worth it.
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How long can you keep milk in a thermos before it goes bad
What’s a long term consequence in the use of technology now that people don’t consider?
How deep are most people comfortable going with first-date questions when it comes to checking for long-term compatibility?
How long does it take to get your share of an inheritance if another beneficiary of that inheritance doesn't submit their claim (New York)?
What happens to people who are good at their jobs but can't adapt to new technology? As I watch my older coworkers struggle to keep up with the latest software updates, I wonder about the long-term effects on their ca…
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Tedious; effortful; not worth it. "It's long" = "it's a hassle."
"Going all the way across town? That's long."
“How long can you keep milk in a thermos before it goes bad”
— r/NoStupidQuestions· May 2026“What’s a long term consequence in the use of technology now that people don’t consider?”
— r/AskReddit· May 2026“How deep are most people comfortable going with first-date questions when it comes to checking for long-term compatibility?”
— r/AskReddit· May 2026“How long does it take to get your share of an inheritance if another beneficiary of that inheritance doesn't submit their claim (New York)?”
— r/NoStupidQuestions· May 2026“What happens to people who are good at their jobs but can't adapt to new technology? As I watch my older coworkers struggle to keep up with the latest software updates, I wonder about the long-term effects on their careers and sense of purpose.”
— r/NoStupidQuestions· May 2026
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“Where were you for the frame that lasted as long as a football match? The longest frame at the Crucible in the history of the World Championship of Snooker is now on Reddit.”
— r/AskUK· May 2026“Looking for words that associate with fire It will be for a male character. A beaten down, timid person who still has Fire lingering in their heart. So i was looking for easy to pronounce words. I've ran through Ember, Naphtha, Dewyn, I dont mind its origin as long as it sounds 'nameable' Any cool words that come to mind to be associated with fire?”
— r/words· Apr 2026“What's up with Flamesonfire1212? https://youtube.com/@flamesonfire1212?si=\_8PjzeajSBLL9zRX I grew up watching his videos when I was a kid. I remember him doing a week long marathon of videos, then quitting suddenly, and I haven't seen him since. What happened? Why did he stopped uploading? Will he ever come back? Does he have any other social media?”
— r/OutOfTheLoop· Apr 2026“Had Brooklyn remained an independent city on Long Island, it would now be the fourth most populous American city after the rest of New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago.”
“she wants as long as she shows her work.”
“Located at the westernmost end of Long Island and formerly an independent city, Brooklyn shares a land border with the borough and county of Queens.”
“cornbread? No, uh-uh. Are you dumb? Long”
“It's been so long since I've seen these.”
“she wants as long as she shows her work.”
“Long Island (abbreviated as LINY) is a densely populated continental island in southeastern New York state, extending into the Atlantic Ocean.”
“Long Island is divided among four counties with Kings (Brooklyn), Queens, and Nassau counties occupying its western third and Suffolk County its eastern two-thirds.”
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Possessing or owning stocks, bonds, commodities or other financial instruments with the aim of benefiting from an expected rise in their value.
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A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.
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To be appropriate , to pertain or belong .
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A long integer variable, twice the size of an int, two or four times the size of a short, and half of a long long.
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To await, aspire, desire greatly (something to occur or to be true).
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A long-maturity security, such as a ten- or twenty-year bond.
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Travelling or extending too great a distance in space.
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To take a long position in.
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Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far away.
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Measuring 8½ in × 13 in.
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Measuring 8½ in × 14 in.
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stupid; annoying; bullshit
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Seeming to last a lot of time, due to being boring, tedious, tiring, irksome, etc.
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Over a great distance in space.
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An entity with a long position in an asset; for example, a trader or investor possessing an amount of a company's shares.
“[Jump to content](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_tail#bodyContent) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Feature of some statistical distributions For other uses, see [Long tail (disambiguation)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_tail_(disambiguation) "Long tail (disambiguation)").”
“If an [internal link](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:WhatLinksHere/Long&namespace=0) incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.”
“This is different from going long by buying the underlying or trading in futures, because a long position in an option does not necessarily mean that the holder will profit if the price of the underlying instrument goes up.”
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For a particular duration .
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In great supply; abundant.
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Of a fielding position, close to the boundary (or closer to the boundary than the equivalent short position).
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Of betting odds, offering a very large return for a small wager.
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Having much distance in space from one end to the other.
"long" means having much distance in space from one end to the other. It is one of many casual words teens pick up from friends, social media, music or sport, and on its own it carries no particular warning. If you hear your teen use it, it is fair to ask what they mean by it in their friend group, since meanings drift quickly. Asking out of curiosity rather than alarm tends to keep the conversation open and useful.
"long" is informal English meaning having much distance in space from one end to the other. It is used widely across English varieties. A more formal or neutral equivalent would be something like "having much distance in space from one end to the other" expressed in standard vocabulary. A common mistake is to assume "long" can replace its standard equivalent in every register; keep it for spoken or casual situations and use the formal form in writing. If you are a B2 or C1 learner, it is useful to recognise this word when you hear or read it, but think carefully about whether the situation really calls for it before using it yourself.
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