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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dank
Internet slang for something cool, clever, or impressively good.
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dank meme
A meme that is especially funny, weird, or high quality.
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normie meme
A meme aimed at or about a mainstream, non-meme-savvy audience.
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big chungus
A viral meme character that became a general internet joke.
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based
Approved, solid, or ideologically confident in internet slang.
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cringe
Something embarrassing, awkward, or hard to watch.
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cringey
Something cringey.
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cringepost
A post that makes people cringe.
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cursed
Something strange, disturbing, or weirdly funny.
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blessed
Something pleasant, wholesome, or emotionally good.
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big yikes
A stronger way of saying yikes.
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yikes
An expression of discomfort or embarrassment.
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ratio
Internet slang for a ratio-style social response.
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touch grass
A joke telling someone to go outside.
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cope
To accept a bad situation or shrug it off.
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seethe
To stew, resent, or keep being angry.
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mald
To behave angrily or to be angry in a petty way.
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copium
A fake or wishful form of coping.
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hopium
A fake or optimistic form of coping.
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boomer
A member of the baby boomer generation.
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zoomer
A member of Generation Z.
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millennial
A member of the millennial generation.
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genz
A shortened label for Generation Z.
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karen
A person who acts entitled, rude, or self-important.
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