When you're a bit late to the game and haven't quite caught up with the latest trend. You're not on the cutting edge but you're not totally clueless either.
You may have heard about it, but you haven't really gotten into it and you're playing catch-up with everyone else trying to figure out what all the fuss is about.
You may have heard about it, but you haven't really gotten into it and you're playing catch-up with everyone else trying to figure out what all the fuss is about.
Person A: Have you heard about 'x' social media app? I've already amassed 100k+ followers.
Person B: I think I read about it but haven't downloaded it yet.
Person A: You're so first order.
Person B: I think I read about it but haven't downloaded it yet.
Person A: You're so first order.
by rikkachu March 10, 2023

Requesting someone over to your place for a sexual encounter using an ad placed on a personals website's No Strings Attached section.
Example 1:
Looks like I am Ordering Take Out tonight.
Example 2:
I Ordered Take Out last night and she was fabulous.
Looks like I am Ordering Take Out tonight.
Example 2:
I Ordered Take Out last night and she was fabulous.
by TheAllyKat December 31, 2011

allows you to order selected medications without a prescription.
However, we recommend consulting a healthcare professional before starting any medication.
However, we recommend consulting a healthcare professional before starting any medication.
by ammyjackson May 27, 2025

When someone, sometimes a big eater, orders a lot of junk food, but orders something healthy for the first or last food item.
by Heyitsgalaxycreeper June 9, 2018

Shadow ordering is a variant of shadowban. Instead of hiding your posts completely, a social media platform will send them to the ends of lists where few are likely to see them. At the same time, they lie to you: tricking you into thinking your posts are doing better than they are.
For instance, when you leave a reply on Twitter and then look at the reply page, your reply will be right at the top. However, if you then look at the same page while logged in to another account, you might need to scroll page after page to see your reply.
In some cases, you might need to click 'Show more replies' to find your reply. Twitter calls tweets after that link 'LowQuality'. They have a second 'AbusiveQuality' section even further down.
Only in rare cases does any of this make sense. Twitter usually elevates low-content replies while suppressing higher-quality content. Their ranking is based more on popularity, the number of people who block you, a desire to protect verified users from dissent, etc. Only in some cases is this based on ideology: in the USA, both liberals and conservatives are heavily impacted by shadow ordering.
For instance, when you leave a reply on Twitter and then look at the reply page, your reply will be right at the top. However, if you then look at the same page while logged in to another account, you might need to scroll page after page to see your reply.
In some cases, you might need to click 'Show more replies' to find your reply. Twitter calls tweets after that link 'LowQuality'. They have a second 'AbusiveQuality' section even further down.
Only in rare cases does any of this make sense. Twitter usually elevates low-content replies while suppressing higher-quality content. Their ranking is based more on popularity, the number of people who block you, a desire to protect verified users from dissent, etc. Only in some cases is this based on ideology: in the USA, both liberals and conservatives are heavily impacted by shadow ordering.
"Look, my reply to the GOP is at the top of the list!"
"Uh, no. I'm logged in to my account and I had to scroll 20 pages to see your tweet. They tricked you using shadow ordering."
"Uh, no. I'm logged in to my account and I had to scroll 20 pages to see your tweet. They tricked you using shadow ordering."
by 24Ahead January 6, 2023

The second thursday of each month Jairo gets to order pizza & breadsticks of his coworkers choosing! #jairopizzaday
Hey Taylor, it's the second Thursday of September! You know what that means!
No way Abby! It's Jairo order pizza day!!
No way Abby! It's Jairo order pizza day!!
by Circle1234 September 14, 2023

by itzhyper34 November 1, 2023
