An accidental DDoS-like effect caused when a website suddenly gains popularity (usually via reddit), causing a huge amount of traffic.
Also known as Slashdot effect, farked, drudged, and Reddit effect.
Also known as Slashdot effect, farked, drudged, and Reddit effect.
Why is everything going so slow? Are we being DDoSed!?
No... it's a hug of death. We're #16 on r/all lmao
God dammit, reddit...
No... it's a hug of death. We're #16 on r/all lmao
God dammit, reddit...
by dan9er August 13, 2018
An extremely strong and heartless hug that a woman gives a man at the end of a date that indicates she has no interest in ever seeing him again.
After Roberto received the hug of death, he hired a hacker to spy on her phone to find out why Sofia never replied his messages despite she watches all of my Instagram stories. A hitman may be hired if no trace of several wedding parties and working on taking care of stranger’s dogs is found.
by robertcrombie April 27, 2022
A hug that a woman gives a man at the end of a Match.com date that indicates she has no interest in ever seeing him again.
After Louis received the hug of death, he hired a private investigator to find out why his Match.com date never returned his e-mail or phone calls.
by kleber August 28, 2006
A cutesy phrase that vapid Reddit users like to incessantly comment when a website which has been linked on Reddit.com goes down due to the recent influx of heavy traffic.
by MagnaFarce December 10, 2014