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An adults self righteous excuse to tattle tale.
Concerned Parent- "Mrs. Smith, I was just so concerned about the pot that I saw him smoking. So I just thought I would do the Right thing!"

Mrs. Smith- "Thank you so much, I will ground my son as soon as he gets home!"

Concern by The Grounded Pothead March 22, 2009
Words you can keep
have a specific connection with or responsibility for.
"the organs concerned in digestion and in blood-making"
Concern by Arminkshipper July 20, 2024

concern troll 

In an argument (usually a political debate), a concern troll is someone who is on one side of the discussion, but pretends to be a supporter of the other side with "concerns". The idea behind this is that your opponents will take your arguments more seriously if they think you're an ally. Concern trolls who use fake identities are sometimes known as sockpuppets.
In the 2006 election, an aide to Congressman Charlie Bass (R-NH) was caught concern trolling the opposition on local blogs. While pretending to support Bass's opponent, Paul Hodes, the aide argued that Hodes couldn't win because Bass was an unbeatable candidate. Hodes won the election.
concern troll by Weishaupt November 10, 2007

concern troll troll 

A person who pretends to support an ideology, often taking it too far, in order to discredit the ideology. They accuse someone of being a concern troll for simply bringing concerns or not being fully committed to the ideology. Their goal is to make the ideology look dogmatic and extreme to outsiders, as well as encourage paranoia, tensions, and infighting among supporters about who is really a supporter.
"In our last 'Flat Earth' meeting, David brought up a concern about how we would explain the moon's movement if the Earth was flat. Emily said that she was concerned that David was a concern troll because obviously the moon doesn't exist. I stated that I have concerns that Emily might be a concern troll troll and was trying to discredit our movement, but then she also accused me of being a concern troll. The rest of the meeting consisted of everyone arguing about who was really a flat Earth believer. Stacy tried pointing out that she was concerned we were getting nothing done and we should focus on our agenda, but Tom called her a concern troll for trying to distract everyone from their concerns that there might be concern trolls and concern troll trolls among us."
concern troll troll by concerntt April 17, 2022

Concern Troll 

A person who, under the guise of "concern" makes negative, condescending, or rude statements to another. Often used as a more socially acceptable version of fat/skinny shaming but has a wide range of possible usages.
Concern trolls may "I am so concerned that she got a piercing because it might get infected". "I am so concerned that she's didn't do her hair today maybe she's depressed" or "Wow you're so overweight. I'm just worried about your health"
Concern Troll by WeebEnable630 April 11, 2022

concern troll 

A person who posts on a blog thread, in the guise of "concern," to disrupt dialogue or undermine morale by pointing out that posters and/or the site may be getting themselves in trouble, usually with an authority or power. They point out problems that don't really exist. The intent is to derail, stifle, control, the dialogue. It is viewed as insincere and condescending.
A concern troll on a progressive blog might write, "I don't think it's wise to say things like that because you might get in trouble with the government." Or, "This controversy is making your side look disorganized."
concern troll by thevineyard May 9, 2007
Word of the Day on January 27, 2011

concern troll 

A person who lurks, then posts, on a site or blog, expressing concern for policies, comments, attitudes of others on the site. It is viewed as insincere, manipulative, condescending.
A concern troll commented, "You should be careful about what you write because you might get in trouble with the government." Another concern troll wrote, "This debate makes our side look disorganized."
concern troll by vineyard May 21, 2007
More from Urban Dictionary
Acronym, meaning Too Long Didn't Understand
Similar to TLDR
Sister: This meeting was to discuss the rough draft of my essay, where we discussed the subsidiary questions I added in my rough draft. We also discussed the relationship between my main title and the real-life situations I chose to use in my essay. We discussed the structure of my essay as well, specifically the Math AOK section and how it relates to the contradiction of the title. This second meeting was particularly helpful in discussing the implications of my essay claims and how to apply the title across various areas of knowledge. There were many sections of the essay that could have been cut down in wordiness and the ways of knowing required further and more in-depth analysis.

Me: Woah! TLDU!
TLDU by L-Evans January 14, 2019
Word of the Day on August 30, 2026
the act of having anonymous sexual encounters with other men in public toilets.
Cottaging by greeef April 24, 2003
Word of the Day on August 29, 2026

Salad Days 

green inexperienced youthful judgement and cold blooded execution of those judgements.

Rashness with little concern of consequence.

Antony and Cleopatra. William Shakespeare

"My salad days,
When I was green in judgment, cold in blood."

- William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, 1.5
"How did you end up in jail?"

"Salad days, 'nuf said."
Salad Days by GilbyRFC0 October 7, 2011
Word of the Day on August 28, 2026

age gate 

An absolutely foolproof way to keep minors from viewing content deemed "too mature" for them to watch.
Billy: "So I was trying to watch some videos for an M rated game, and I ran into an age gate, so I put in my real birthday. SOMEHOW it managed to figure out that I am 12. CURSE YOU AGE GATE!!!"

Bill: "Fucking age gate! *quick scroll* THERE! I was born on January 1, 1904. Fuck you age gate."
age gate by Banja January 7, 2011
Word of the Day on August 27, 2026

board chow 

A)
The Crud that collects under the keys in a keyboard. Usually more severe in the keyboards of programmers and webmasters as they tend to spend a lot of time at the the computer and thus eat at their desk. Mainly affecting IBM Model M (clicly) style boards.

B)
Can also be used to gross out Non-Techie people
A)
Bill: want to go to the club?
Bob: No, I've got to clean out my board chow, keys are starting to stick.

B)
Bill: Want to go out to get a bite?
Bob: No, i am just going to have some of my board chow/
Bill: Whats' that?
Bob: The food scraps that collect in my keyboard; Want some?
Bill: *GAG* *HURL* *GAG*
board chow by BinaryHackerMan September 3, 2007
Word of the Day on August 26, 2026
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