Glossary archive

Reddit terms, trimmed down for fast reading.

Use this glossary to understand the language around Reddit, communities, and the way people describe what they find there. Some terms may be NSFW.

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G481 repost bot A bot that watches for reposts. G482 repost detector A bot that detects repeated or duplicated content. G483 repost police A person or tool informally acting against reposts. G484 reverse image search A search method for checking whether an image already exists elsewhere. G485 meme A meme is an image, joke, or format that spreads through culture. G486 meme dump A collection of memes posted together. G487 image dump A collection of images posted together. G488 storytime A storytelling post or story-driven comment. G489 storytime post A post that tells a story. G490 relationship post A post about a relationship or relationship problem. G491 legal advice post A post that gives legal advice or discusses a legal issue. G492 confession post A post where someone admits or describes something personal. G493 rant post A post that expresses frustration or anger. G494 vent post A post that lets the author vent without necessarily seeking solutions. G495 petty revenge A story about getting even in a small or petty way. G496 pro revenge A story about a more effective or impressive revenge outcome. G497 malicious compliance Following rules in a way that exposes how unreasonable they are. G498 choosing beggars People who ask for unreasonable deals or demand too much. G499 entitled parents Parents or adults who act entitled or unreasonable. G500 entitled kid A child behaving in a spoiled or entitled way. G501 neckbeard story A story post about a neckbeard-style character or behavior. G502 TIFU story A story post about a TIFU-style mistake. G503 AITA story A story post framed like an AITA question. G504 saga A long, multi-part story or series of posts.