CliffsNotes are a series of student study guides. The guides present and create literary and other works in pamphlet form or online. Detractors of the study guides claim they let students bypass reading the assigned literature.

What are Cliff Notes meaning?

[ klifs ] SHOW IPA. / klɪfs / PHONETIC RESPELLING. Trademark. a series of pamphlets with summaries and basic analyses of works of literature, intended as study aids.

Why is it called Cliff Notes?

'' Over time, the phrase ''Cliffs Notes'' has entered the language as shorthand for shortcut, often used in a way that implies a lack of nuance or thorough understanding. That reputation stung Mr. Hillegass, a lover of classics and murder mysteries alike.