"Skub is just something bland and insignificant. Perhaps one of those novelty goops that were popular in the 90's, or a wax to make your turtle's shell smell like pine."
-Nicholas Gurewitch, creator of Skub
-Nicholas Gurewitch, creator of Skub
by Dan Bronson August 3, 2006
Get the skub mug.Skub (n. v. adj. adv. pn.) - A political notion, idea, person, object, building, desire, sin, mythical creature, medication, lotion, governmental upheaval and/or reformation, action, description, or any combination or invention therein created and manipulated to inspire intense feelings towards no particular incarnation and, by proximity, others with opposing feelings.
Anti-Skub: "Skub is made from the tears of newborn puppies and kittens!"
Pro-Skub: "Skub increases life expectancy and makes you more attractive to women!"
Anti-Skub: "Skub is proven to cause erectile dysfunction in 80% of cases!"
Pro-Skub: "Skub increases life expectancy and makes you more attractive to women!"
Anti-Skub: "Skub is proven to cause erectile dysfunction in 80% of cases!"
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by killweys February 24, 2025
Get the Skub mug.The act of creating online outrage against a made-up word by spamming it with negative connotations so the moderation system determines that the word is a slur.
Introduced in a Hacker News thread in July 2025. "someone says something totally innocent, people gang up in the comments to act like a terrible vicious slur has been said, and then the moderation system (with an LLM involved somewhere) "learns" that an arbitrary term is heinous and indirectly bans any discussion of that topic."
It’s a reference to the Perry Bible Fellowship comic named "skub"
Introduced in a Hacker News thread in July 2025. "someone says something totally innocent, people gang up in the comments to act like a terrible vicious slur has been said, and then the moderation system (with an LLM involved somewhere) "learns" that an arbitrary term is heinous and indirectly bans any discussion of that topic."
It’s a reference to the Perry Bible Fellowship comic named "skub"
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