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threadcop 

a person who enforces message board rules in an imperious, incessant, or otherwise annoying manner.
The term "threadcop" originates from the idea of calling a message board topic a "thread." This hails back to the naming conventions of older message board systems.
threadcop by Moggraider October 16, 2008
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spiderman thread 

A message board posting technique designed to end or derail threads that its user finds uninteresting or lacking productive discussion. This technique involves posting screencaps from the 1967 Spider-Man cartoon series with humorous captions unrelated to the original thread topic. The user generally initiates a Spiderman thread with captions intended to declare that the original thread topic will no longer be discussed. Occasionally, additional users contribute to the derailing with their own screencaps of Spider-Man. Frequently used on 4chan's various message boards, where the technique originated. Generally used to derail threads about incest or "wincest."
Wincest? That's a funny way to say Spiderman thread.

bait thread 

A bait thread is an online forum post or thread designed to provoke a reaction. related to trolling.
Chad Warden: Wii U....more like Pii U.

Common replies to bait thread include:
bait.jpg (picture of a fish and hook)
gr8 b8 m8 (great bait mate)
bait thread by Umaster1 February 3, 2014
Used to describe a person who is both thirsty and ratchet.
"Man, she really likes you, but I heard she gets around. I mean she is thirsty, but also ratchet ... quite the conundrum. What are you going to do, George?" asked Mr. Roy

George replied, "Yeah, she's hella thratchet."
thratchet by asdfroyjkl May 19, 2014

Threadbanger

A YouTube channel by two people, Rob Czar and Corinne Leigh.
They make some cool DIYs from Pinterest, but have other series too.
Corinne is normally sensible and careful, but Rob doesn't care about his health and safety generally.
There are several drug jokes, excessive swearing and blood in their videos.
Currently they have almost 4 million subscribers (July 2017)
Me: I was binge watching Threadbanger today.
Friend: Oh god, you must have seen so much stupidity in such a short time!

Thread Stalker

A person who goes from thread to thread on a message board oblivious to other posters, addressing every post you write and rehashing old gripes based on a personal issue they have with you.
John: I am glad someone created a topic about rude drivers. I hate it when people cut me off on the freeway!

Jane: Oh there you go again John! Just like I told you before, you never have kind words for anyone. I noticed you have a problem with people ever since your thread about your sassy, freeloading cousin. You need to get therapy if you can't handle rude drivers and family members, etc. etc.....

John: Jane, you go into every thread I am in and derail it with your personal issue with me. You're nothing but a thread stalker! There's other posters on this message board, you know.
Thread Stalker by Lemonade Squeeze September 30, 2012
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Respectfully 

Precedes or follows either a gratuitously disrespectful or honest remark, originated in New York City. Used in similar fashion to "no offense" or "to be honest," interchangeably.
Ya mans is wild buns, respectfully. Respectfully he's washed.

After school, The Modells on Jamaica Ave was active. Respectfully.
Respectfully by john quan the first December 20, 2020
Word of the Day on September 26, 2026

You met me at a very Chinese time in my life

A moment in time where you feel distinctly Chinese over all other things.
Dante: "I wish I could be Nigerian, but I can't because I'm Chinese. You met me at a very Chinese time in my life."
Word of the Day on September 25, 2026
Adjective. Used to describe persons who have adjusted or altered their lifestyle for environmental reasons. Crunchy persons tend to be politically strongly left-leaning and may be additionally but not exclusively categorized as vegetarians, vegans, eco-tarians, conservationists, environmentalists, neo-hippies, tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, etc.

Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.

Modified derivative of granola.
"I need more crunchy guys in my life. I'm so tired of dating preppy metrosexual assholes."

"I'm heading out to the crunchy store to pick up some fair trade chocolate and tea tree oil, do you need anything?"
crunchy by EBC July 11, 2007
Word of the Day on September 24, 2026
A group of people, typically women, searching through someone’s digital footprint in order to find more information about that person.
Susie wasn’t sure if her new Hinge match was a creep, so she assembled Galantir and they found out he used to post slurs on gaming forums.
Galantir by Ge-sus September 22, 2026
Word of the Day on September 23, 2026

murderhobo 

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.
DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.
murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021
Word of the Day on September 22, 2026
In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.

Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.
"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."
Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020
Word of the Day on September 21, 2026
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