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Serverbait

A form of psychological manipulation on Discord servers and internet communities designed to provoke a targeted user into emotional reactions, mental distress, or behaviors that lead to banning—either from the specific server/community or from the entire platform. Serverbaiting involves carefully crafted messages, images, or interactions intended to trigger trauma responses, exploit known vulnerabilities, or push a user past their breaking point. The baiter studies their target, learns their triggers, and systematically applies pressure until the target snaps—saying something they shouldn't, reacting violently, or breaking down publicly. The goal is destruction: of mental health, of reputation, of community standing. Serverbait is the digital equivalent of psychological warfare, waged in Discord channels and comment sections by people who have learned that causing pain is entertaining.
Serverbait Example: "He'd been serverbaited for weeks—subtle digs at his trauma, mentions of his ex, images designed to trigger. Finally, he snapped, screaming in chat, and was banned instantly. The baiters celebrated; they'd achieved their goal. The server was 'clean' of a 'problem user,' and they'd had fun doing it. No one asked why he'd become a problem in the first place."

A Booger In The Nose Of Progress 

Anything that impedes or otherwise interferes with a process going forward.
"Militarily, that inquest was a booger in the nose of progress."

or

"As far as human rights are concerned, this political infighting is a booger in the nose of progress."
Word of the Day on June 2, 2026

🤡🫵🏻

How to say "you're an idiot/clown" using only emojis.
Person 1: Insert completely incorrect and/or idiotic statement here
Person 2: 🤡🫵🏻
Word of the Day on June 1, 2026
Fogey/fogy /fougi/ sl. (early 18C+, orig. Scot) old-fashioned, stuck-in-the mud.
Person with old fashioned ideas which he is unwilling to change: Come to the disco and stop being such an old fogey!
You think me an old fogeyand an old tory, his thoughtful voice said. I saw three generations since O’Connel’s time. I remember the famine. Do you know that the orange lodges agitated for repeal of the union twenty years before O’Connel did or before the prelates of your communion denounced him as a demagogue? You fenians forget some things. (James Joyce, Ulysses. Penguin Books,1992. p. 38)
fogey by Petyush September 14, 2005
Word of the Day on May 31, 2026
Add a tablespoon of jarlic to two teaspoons of butter and spread it in bread to make garlic bread
Jarlic by YSAC fanboy June 6, 2020
Word of the Day on May 30, 2026
An armpit enthusiast — typically of the scent, appearance, and touch of hairy underarms.
That dude’s such a pitpig, I have to wear deodorant to keep him at bay.
Pitpig by wimbledon May 28, 2026
Word of the Day on May 29, 2026