Biaslighting

A digitallighting technique that weaponizes bias accusations to destabilize the target. The perpetrator constantly tells the target that they are “biased,” “emotional,” or “not thinking clearly,” regardless of the actual content of the target’s statements. The goal is to make the target second‑guess their own judgment and feel that their perspective is inherently flawed. Biaslighting often works by isolating the target—others may remain silent, allowing the abuser’s narrative to stand.

Example: “Every time she raised a concern, he said ‘you’re just biased because of your background.’ She began to wonder if her concerns were legitimate. Biaslighting: making the target doubt their own perception.”

Biaslighting by Abzugal April 1, 2026

Blaslighting 

The action of lying/attempting to convince a person or a group of persons that one or more of your parents has passed when in reality the parent in question is alive.

Blas: "Oh chat, btw my mom just died"
Chat: "STFU old man, we know you're Blaslighting us"

Blaslighting by Itayola November 21, 2022

branslighting 

gaslighting yourself.

"yeah, grayden did some branslighting and convinced himself into thinking glaggleland wasn't real"

branslighting by c0nfuzzled June 24, 2023

boyslighting 

Gaslighting when done by a man. Can refer to some type of gaslighting specific to men and/or to being a man.

Opposite of girlslighting

You've been boyslighting me! That was Hitler's car!

boyslighting by devscoots July 8, 2023

baitlighting 

When you tell someone you think they are baiting to make them wonder if the belief/argument they stated was that ridiculous.

Joe: I was losing an argument so I just told the guy he was baiting.

John: Haha this is a classic example of the phenomenon known as baitlighting, it's as if you gaslit him that he was baiting!

baitlighting by SaladBroski May 13, 2023

brasslighting 

A term, created on 13 March 2025 for the military community, describing the act of excessively or insincerely agreeing with or supporting a senior leader's ideas or decisions, regardless of how flawed, impractical, or misguided they may be, in order to gain favor, avoid conflict, or advance one’s own standing. Often involves exaggerated praise, unquestioning acceptance, and the deliberate suppression of critical thought to align with higher-ranking authority.

The commander's plan to resupply through enemy territory was obviously doomed from the start, but the XO kept brasslighting him the whole time.

brasslighting by RonnoCinque March 13, 2025

Banlighting

A form of digitallighting specifically aimed at getting someone banned from a server, group, community, or website. The perpetrator provokes or frames the target until the target reacts, then uses that reaction (often isolated from context) to report them. Banlighting often spreads to related communities, as the perpetrator warns other moderators about the “toxic” target, effectively blacklisting them across multiple spaces. The goal is not just exclusion but the destruction of the target’s ability to find community.

Example: “After she disagreed with a moderator’s friend, he spent a week baiting her in DMs. When she finally called him out in public, he reported her—and was she was banned from three connected servers within hours. Banlighting: engineered exile.”

Banlighting by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal March 25, 2026