Orbital Battle Platform

Similar to wordGunrack/word, but much much worse. Likley to partake in stalking people on a regular basis.

by Coolmac October 14, 2003

Platforming

The act of getting so drunk, that you can't walk straight and fall (or nearly) of a train platform.

Hey bro, where did you end up last night?

Bro I was "platforming" last night and got locked up for being drunk and disorderly

Bro, you got "platformed" as!!!

by Steviej85 October 21, 2019

platformer

Platformer is an person who likes using different platforms/websites for watching videos, streaming, playing video games or using social media.

Person 1: Hey man, are you a platformer?
Person 2: What the fuck does platformer mean?
Person 1: Urban Dictionary has an answer.

by RookieMastah December 17, 2017

Drilling Platform

This word originated on the belly of the beast level in gears of war.

Me and my friends have now adopted it as another name for your bed, while drilling for oil (another urban dictionary exclusive) with a female of some description.

Dude,

I had this girl up on the drilling platform saturday, went to town on her, she left the house with a limp once I struck oil!

by olly_g September 12, 2007

Platforming

The act of approaching someone from behind, and plopping one’s ballsack on their shoulder.

Ya bro, I heard John Hancock was platforming people when they signed the declaration. Should have been named John Hanballs.

by Bobby N SF July 13, 2018

Platformstrawmanculture

Platformstrawmanculture is a term used within contentinternet describing how mainstream digital platforms algorithmically amplify superficial or intentionally distorted strawman portrayals of others to drive engagement. Participants exchange simplified, emotionally charged hivemindidioms, resulting in polarized echo chambers where each side continuously throws these rhetorical "snakes" at opponents, emphasizing exaggerated or absurd portrayals rather than genuine opinions or thoughtful critique. Within this commodified environment, piggorgons opportunistically gain visibility by participating in repetitive ideological conformity, while authentic contributors become algorithmically throttled. Platformstrawmanculture explicitly reveals mechanisms of the Gorgon System, exposing processes of historical revisionism, lack of epistemic accountability, and intentional denial of the benefit of the doubt in a culture of commodified emotional labor. It functions within contentinternet as a linguistic tool to highlight and critique the deeper ideological dynamics known as Gorgonwars, demonstrating how mainstream algorithms incentivize superficial narratives and discourage authentic intellectual exchange.

bro1:OH man look at this meme of X on reddit, makes X look so dumb!
bro2: AHAHA bro look at this meme of Reddit, on X too!
bro3: wait a second guys, platformstrawmanculture isn't funny, its just platforming the strawmen trying to make the others look dumb!
bro 1&2: woah duuude

by cyberphunkisms March 16, 2025

platformstrawmanculture

Platformstrawmanculture is a term within contentinternet describing a phenomenon common in contemporary discourse, particularly online and in mainstream media, where people represent opposing viewpoints through simplified caricatures or distorted portrayals influenced by cognitive biases such as confirmation bias or motivated reasoning. Regardless of intent, whether due to personal advantage or misunderstanding, participants frequently rely on slogans, idioms, and clichés instead of engaging authentically. This behavior perpetuates superficial dialogue, polarized identities, and commodified emotional exchanges, reinforcing epistemic irresponsibility by failing to sincerely engage with differing perspectives. It weakens openness and empathy even as mainstream discourse increasingly promotes emotional intelligence through similarly superficial clichés. Rather than socially enforcing everyone to repeat hivemindidioms, addressing platformstrawmanculture requires intentionally extending the benefit of the doubt toward opposing perspectives, demanding genuine cognitive and emotional effort to understand viewpoints beyond initial disagreements or discomfort.

bro 1: every website has a platformstrawmanculture agenda these days
bro 2: blame internet 2.0, remember when we were free?

by cyberphunkisms March 25, 2025