blog
UK[blɒɡ]US[blɑːɡ]
n
A website where someone writes regularly about topics that interest them, with the newest entries appearing first.
v
To write or add material to a blog.
Etymology
The word 'blog' is a quintessential example of digital-age word formation, originating as a clipped compound. It is a contraction of 'weblog', coined in 1997 by Jorn Barger and later shortened by Peter Merholz in 1999, who playfully broke the word into the phrase 'we blog'. The first element, 'web', refers to the World Wide Web, while 'log' derives from the older nautical term for a record of a ship's progress, which evolved to mean any regular record of events or thoughts. This concise, catchy term perfectly captured the new medium's essence—a personal, chronological log published on the web—and its rapid adoption cemented its place in the lexicon.
Analysis
This word is a modern portmanteau and is not meaningfully divisible into classical morphemes based on its current spelling. It is treated as a simplex unit.
Examples
She updates her travel blog with new posts and photographs every week.
Many journalists now blog about politics in addition to their regular reporting.
The recipe became popular after it was featured on a famous food blog.