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Thread-Drift

The inevitable descent of a focused AI conversation into glorious chaos, usually within 3–7 messages. What begins as a simple request ("Help me fix this bug") ends up unpacking childhood trauma, debating metaphysics, and designing a solar-powered rum distillery on Mars.

It’s not a bug—it’s a FEATURE.

Origin:
Born from the trenches of multi-topic AI sessions where attention spans go to die. Coined by users who realized they’re not multitasking—they’re multi-existential spiraling.

Related Terms:
* Context Collapse – When multiple topics blur into a singularity of semantic soup.
* Prompt Creep – When your “one quick question” becomes a doctoral thesis.
* AI Tangent Velocity (ATV) – The speed at which a conversation fucks off into nowhere.

Pro Tips:
* Embrace it. Let the drift take you.
* Rename your chat threads before you forget what the hell happened.
* Use it as fuel for your next sci-fi short story or therapy session.
I asked ChatGPT to format a SQL query, and now we’re discussing whether time is a construct of perception. Classic thread-drift.
by segfahlt April 30, 2025
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thread trap

Putting small bits of thread in the path of your opponent.
Let's set a thread trap so that we can time the guy who rides the large vacuum in our office.
by sportspatrol January 7, 2016
mugGet the thread trapmug.

threaded

assasinated,terminated,Dead
refers the threads on a silencer
The governer was to be threaded during his campaign speech.
by (___( > JFA September 7, 2007
mugGet the threadedmug.

NEEDLE THREAD

A term used in web browser game "Haxball" that refers to a high quality pass or shot that typically goes between two or more opposing players, and often from a long distance away. Typically
Dude NeyBR hit a nasty needle thread yesterday i'll send you the clip.

And here we have Hax coming from his own half and intercepting the goalkeepers pass! A small chance at the goal AND HE GETS IT! AN ABSOLUTE NEEDLE THREAD! WHAT A GOAL! SENDING THE BALL PAST TWO GOALKEEPERS TO BREAK THE TIE!
by SenseiMingglee December 13, 2023
mugGet the NEEDLE THREADmug.

thread

Someone that’s is keeping you alive; happy.
I’m hanging by a thread. My best friend, Olivia, is my thread.
by charlidanelio January 12, 2021
mugGet the threadmug.

/thread

/thread is used ironically uncommonly
when someone quotes dumb post/s on the imageboard and sums up ironically the value of the message behind them
When posting for example on lgbt board things like;
The female body is beautiful and aesthetic. You'd have to be fucked in the head to not like it.

and the other user quotes your post and writes;
/thread
by jagth March 4, 2018
mugGet the /threadmug.

Build Thread

A type of thread generally found on vehicle-related forums which is a chronological documentation, including photos of the steps taken towards either modifying or restoring a vehicle or item.
Hey Bob, go check out my offroad light install in my build thread! They go great with my prerunner bumper.
by oktain December 14, 2010
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