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.
Terms: 799
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G601
image in comments
An image placed directly in a comment.
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G602
video in comments
A video placed directly in a comment.
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G603
OC in comments
An original content tag used in comments.
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G604
bot in comments
A comment made by a bot.
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G605
meme format
A repeatable meme layout or joke structure.
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G606
template
A reusable pattern for content.
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G607
OC template
A template specifically built around original content.
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G608
image macro
An image used as a reusable meme base.
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G609
macro
A reusable format or pattern, especially for memes.
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G610
comment macro
A comment that follows a repeatable format or meme structure.
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G611
copypasta
A block of text copied and pasted repeatedly.
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G612
greentext
Text written with a leading '>' style often used for emphasis or quoting.
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G613
rage comic
A meme drawn in a comic-strip style built from rage-filled faces.
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G614
reaction gif
A GIF used as a reaction.
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G615
reaction image
An image used as a reaction.
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G616
advice animal
An older meme style built around an advice animal caption image.
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G617
deepfried meme
A heavily contrasted or blown-out meme image style.
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G618
surreal meme
A bizarre, surreal, or dreamlike meme style.
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G619
cursed meme
A meme that feels strange, creepy, or unsettling.
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G620
cursed image
An image that feels strange, creepy, or unsettling.
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G621
blessed image
An image that has been praised as unusually pleasant or uplifting.
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G622
cursed comments
Comments that feel weird, unsettling, or wrong in a funny way.
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G623
cursed replies
Replies that feel weird, unsettling, or wrong in a funny way.
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G624
cursed wall
A wall of strange or unsettling content.
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