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Reddit terms, trimmed down for fast reading.

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G241 comment karma Karma earned from comments. G242 karma decay The idea that karma can drop or become harder to gain over time. G243 karma cap An assumed maximum or practical limit on karma growth. G244 karma farming Posting or commenting mainly to collect karma. G245 karma farmer A redditor who focuses on farming karma. G246 karma farm A place or pattern built around farming karma. G247 karma bait Content designed to attract easy karma. G248 karmawhore An insulting term for someone seen as chasing karma. G249 karma whoring The act of chasing karma for its own sake. G250 karma sink A place where karma is lost or where content performs poorly. G251 karma vacuum A place where karma seems to disappear or fail to accumulate. G252 karma bomb A sudden hit to karma from downvotes or negative reaction. G253 karma train A run of posts or comments that collect karma one after another. G254 karma highway A metaphor for a smooth path to more karma. G255 gold train A slang term for a streak of gold or award-related recognition. G256 award train A slang term for repeated award attention. G257 repost train A run of reposts or repeated content. G258 karma drama Drama driven by karma or vote chasing. G259 vote The action of voting on a post or comment. G260 upvote A positive vote on a post or comment. G261 downvote A negative vote on a post or comment. G262 updoot A playful or nonstandard spelling of upvote. G263 downdoot A playful or nonstandard spelling of downvote. G264 doot A playful shorthand built from the word vote.