Spreading the word, or 'raising awareness' of an issue without actually doing anything useful (like, say, donating money). Popularly employed on Tumblr by image-conscious bloggers who want to look like they care deeply about a cause or issue, while they try to avoid investing any time, money or effort into said cause.
A Tumblr slacktivist reads a blog post from another Tumblr user who doesn't have enough money to pay rent and is shamelessly groveling for money on the internet.
Tumblr blogger: "Reblogging this is as good as giving money, right? I'll just tag it 'signal boost' so everyone knows how much I care about raising awareness and helping others."
Tumblr blogger: "Reblogging this is as good as giving money, right? I'll just tag it 'signal boost' so everyone knows how much I care about raising awareness and helping others."
by We Fought a Zoo October 3, 2012
Get the signal boostmug. "This bowl is almost cashed, but im not quite high enough, what should I do?"
"Here homes, pack an energy boost up in that bitch."
"Here homes, pack an energy boost up in that bitch."
by alex<3jon April 27, 2010
Get the Energy Boostmug. A term used to describe someone who "good" at what they do only because of the people that helped them get there.
by d000 July 4, 2016
Get the boosted animalmug. The reason nerds play video games.
Many nerds(experts) will play games they are good at as a way to get revenge against those who constantly pick on them or ruin their lives.
They feel good after owning an opponent so it literally boosts their egos and they don't feel so suicidal.
Many nerds(experts) will play games they are good at as a way to get revenge against those who constantly pick on them or ruin their lives.
They feel good after owning an opponent so it literally boosts their egos and they don't feel so suicidal.
Jimmy got picked on at school so he had to play Starcraft to get an ego boost.
He clearly needed an ego boost, or else he wouldn't of joined a noobs game.
He clearly needed an ego boost, or else he wouldn't of joined a noobs game.
by proudtobenoob February 9, 2009
Get the Ego Boostmug. by John Bright's Mother June 5, 2016
Get the Boosted Animalmug. The act of writing a definition for Urban Dicitionary and then becoming an editor and publishing your own defintions. And usually not publishing anyones elses, then leaving to go play tiddlewinks with your little brother. Oh yeah and its usually for words that the person just made up and just want to see published for themselves.
My friend, hunydory, wrote a definition for sirysuk, but it was really dum and he is the only one dum enuf to use it so it got rejected like 12 times until he went urban boosting and published it himself.
by ScratchAndBurn February 22, 2010
Get the Urban boostingmug. by Martolfo November 25, 2017
Get the lamar boostmug.