hug of death 

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.

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...

hug of death by dan9er August 13, 2018

Hug of death 

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.

Hug of death by kleber August 27, 2006

hug of death 

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.

hug of death by robertcrombie April 26, 2022

reddit hug of death 

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.

User #1: Why is this link not working for me?
User #2: must be the reddit hug of death <3

reddit hug of death by MagnaFarce December 9, 2014