Slack Shaming

The digital walk of shame that occurs when a well-intentioned Slack message lands in the wrong channel, triggering a swarm of passive-aggressive emojis, thread derailments, and a 10-minute debate about “channel etiquette.” Often followed by a link to the workspace guidelines you definitely didn’t read. (see Post Traumatic Slack Disorder)

“Dude, I just asked where the bathroom was and now the #devops team is roasting me. Total Slack shaming.

by Jellogod May 7, 2025

slack-umentation

Aloof ephemeral documentation or note taking using slack.

Bill was thinking about a new project idea while on the move. He quickly opened his mobile Slack app and sent the idea to his team. Later, in an email, Bill asked his team whether or not they had viewed his slack-umentation.

by 2mas2 May 20, 2018

slack shy

Being shy about talking on Slack for various reasons

Wow, Cassi, you're so slack shy!

by OneTiz June 27, 2022

Slack

Lack of tension or tightness: When referring to physical objects, slack means that something is loose or not pulled tight.

I picked up the rod and wound in the slack

by Leander27 April 22, 2023

Dirty Slack

When your dick goes limp during anal but you keep jamming it in there

Bro, I was power driving Jessica but the blood flow killed my boner, so I ended up giving her a dirty slack

by AtlasTheKing December 17, 2021

Slack-a-lack

The art of initiating a Slack conversation with a co-worker, typically based off of a previous conversation with a different co-worker.

I was looking for information on that project, but thankfully Sam Slack-a-lacked it to me.

by FRPJason June 11, 2019

Jaw-slack

When someone who thinks they can fight threatens to punch someone they cannot beat

Imma turn his jaw-slack

by Pimp Tyrone October 12, 2021