Internet Badass Syndrome

An affliction that causes people to say things to people over the distance of an Internet connection that, if they ever DARED to say to a person in a face-to-face conversation, would likely result in them getting knocked on their ass and maybe a trip to the hospital, but behind the safety of their monitor where nobody can physically touch them, they can behave like complete and utter shitbirds with no consequences, because as we all know, the Internet isn't real, of course, and the person you're mouthing off to isn't a real human being, with emotions of their own.

It is closely related to the similar affliction that causes people to become total sociopaths when behind the wheel of a car, where they are similarly safe from physical retribution.

If the technology were invented tomorrow to make it possible to punch a person in the face over TCP/IP, Internet Badass Syndrome would vanish almost overnight, and the Internet would be the most civil, polite place ever.

by q359 July 25, 2023

the internet

A series of tubes that has cat videos in 'em.

Person: Let's go to the internet to watch some cat videos

by HZ231 September 12, 2025

Internet hotdog

Getting an unexpected d*ck pic

Girl 1:John sent me an internet hotdog.
Girl 2: Was it good?
Girl 1: I've seen better.

by Smiley1092 October 28, 2015

fake internet feud

a completely made up and and fake online quarrel that has no grounds in the real world and doesn’t actually exist

max young and emery van sickle on August 30th 2022 “yeah that’s a fake internet feud”

by sl4ywh4ty0uw4nn4sl4y August 31, 2022

Welcome to the Internet

1. It is a song by Bo Burnham
2. It could also be used to reply to stupid comments, normally on YouTube.

¹ Person 1: Welcome to the Internet
Person 2: Have a look around

² Person 1: Omg guys stop using the 🤓 emoji it's so annoying!!!
Person 2: Welcome to the Internet!

by HERMEEEES_dawling September 3, 2023

cow internet

1. A typo associated with going towards something or related to "omw."
2. Bad, slow, and a laggy game connection.

1. I'm cow internet!
2. I have cow internet, ugh.

by QuartzEx April 23, 2018

Internet Streets

Internet streets: The digital highways where netizens roam, connect, and hustle; a chaotic blend of social media, forums, and websites where everyone’s got something to say, and drama or trends can blow up in a heartbeat.

I heard on the internet streets that the new game release is gonna be epic!

by anonymous July 30, 2024