The blazing inferno that one might inadvertantly plunge into by having a prolonged letter or e-mail based correspondence with another -- and then repeatedly failing to execute satisfactorily complete replies ("I'll type up a more thorough response later"), resulting in a nearly indomitable accretion of material to address in future correspondences. Getting out of Reply Hell can be a task of Herculanean proportions, but, like the slaying of the Nemean Lion (or the viewing of the "Dungeons & Dragons" movie from 2000), it is not ENTIRELY impossible.
"I WOULD ask you to elaborate upon the culinary significance of the Arcturan Megadonkey, but you're deep enough in Reply Hell as it is."
by Reichu September 11, 2005
Like the burden of proof, but for instant messaging. When two people (usually acquaintances and not close friends) are messaging each other, the burden of replying is on the person who did not send the last reply. In other words, that person is the one who has to decide whether they want to continue the conversation or not, and if they do, they must be the one to send a reply or the conversation is over (unless the other person double texts).
Mary: When's the last time you talked to Joe?
Sue: Oh, I texted him this morning but he stopped replying so I think he was busy or something. I'm just going to wait until he texts first; the burden of replying is on him, after all.
Mary: True.
Sue: Oh, I texted him this morning but he stopped replying so I think he was busy or something. I'm just going to wait until he texts first; the burden of replying is on him, after all.
Mary: True.
by oatmeal__forbrains September 26, 2015
To send a Snapchat video of you/your friends taking a hit from a bong/bowl/joint/blunt, prompting your recipients to reply with a video of them taking a hit.
similar to "reply chug"
similar to "reply chug"
by creedgirl420 January 2, 2017
When you write a response to someone's comment on Facebook (or other social media) but before hitting reply, you stop and delete it because you realize that by posting your response you're about to engage in a painful online conversation that you'll only regret. It's as if future regret went back in time to the present to warn you. Inspired by Marty McFly from Back To The Future.
by shifrin June 30, 2016
When a girl or boy puts no effort into a chat message or messages and just uses normal single words or things that try and dead off the conversation so it is no longer talkable.
“hey karen how are you”
“alright”
“what you been doing recently?”
“nothing”
“need to meet up sometime up for a drink?”
“no”
“stop giving dead replys!”
“no”
“alright”
“what you been doing recently?”
“nothing”
“need to meet up sometime up for a drink?”
“no”
“stop giving dead replys!”
“no”
by Thom Staticz 2 October 12, 2018
The act of sending via social media (most commonly Snapchat) a selfie video of oneself or a group chugging a specified alcoholic beverage without interruption, in response to which the recipients are required to send their own chugging videos or risk seven years of reasonably good sex with an endowed man or woman where something or some element is nevertheless missing, reducing it to mediocre sex (much like sex in a marriage without hall passes).
Damn, mate, I really don't wanna reply chug this brewski right now after all those kegels but I can't risk that 7 years nah mean?
by noshameinboxedwine October 1, 2020
A detractor that replies and leaves hate comments on every single social media post or video. This type of troll is dedicated, spending hours every single day leaving negative comments.
One of my reply guys posted another hate comment on my YouTube video. He posts negative things on every single YouTube video and Twitter post I make, every single day. What a sad life!
by SamSteck June 18, 2022