| No. | Term | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Admin | Reddit employee with sitewide powers and official actions. |
| 2. | AEO | Anti-Evil Operations team enforcing Reddit content rules. |
| 3. | Alt account | Secondary account used to separate identity or activity. |
| 4. | AMA | Ask Me Anything live Q&A interview thread. |
| 5. | Archived post | Locked post where voting and commenting are disabled. |
| 6. | Automoderator | Bot that moderates content using configurable rules. |
| 7. | Ban evasion | Returning after a ban using another account. |
| 8. | Banhammer | Nickname for decisive moderator ban action. |
| 9. | Best sort | Ranking that balances score and freshness in comments. |
| 10. | Brigading | Coordinated outsiders influencing votes or comments in a community. |
| 11. | Cake day | Annual anniversary of your Reddit account creation date. |
| 12. | Captcha | Human check sometimes required during sign-up. |
| 13. | Circlejerk | Parody community mocking repetitive opinions and self-agreement. |
| 14. | Collapse comment | Hide a comment thread to reduce on-screen clutter. |
| 15. | Content policy | Sitewide rules governing acceptable behavior and material. |
| 16. | Contest mode | Comment mode hiding scores and randomizing order for fairness. |
| 17. | Copypasta | Repeated block of text reposted as an in-joke. |
| 18. | Crosspost | Reposting a submission into another subreddit with attribution. |
| 19. | Crowd Control | Tool limiting comments from new or untrusted users. |
| 20. | DAE | Does anyone else prompt inviting shared experiences. |
| 21. | DM | Direct message sent privately between users. |
| 22. | Downvote | Vote lowering visibility of unhelpful or off-topic content. |
| 23. | Edit flair | Changing visible tag text attached to your submission. |
| 24. | Eternal September | Constant influx of new users lowering community norms. |
| 25. | Faded | Marked as seen indicating you already opened the post. |
| 26. | Filter | Automated rule removing or holding posts for review. |
| 27. | First post | A user’s initial submission often scrutinized by community. |
| 28. | Flair | Label showing topic or identity within a subreddit. |
| 29. | FOMO | Fear of missing out driving frequent checking and posting. |
| 30. | Front page | Home feed of top posts from chosen sources. |
| 31. | Gilding | Awarding paid badge to a post or comment. |
| 32. | Gold | Legacy premium award often referring to Reddit Premium. |
| 33. | Greylist | Soft moderation state where content is silently restricted. |
| 34. | Greyname | User without flair or verified status in some communities. |
| 35. | Hate subreddit | Community focused on harassing protected groups or individuals. |
| 36. | Hidden post | Post removed from your feed via the hide option. |
| 37. | Hot sort | Ranking emphasizing rapid engagement and current popularity. |
| 38. | IAmA | Classic AMA subreddit format using proof and moderation. |
| 39. | Impersonation | Pretending to be another person or organization on Reddit. |
| 40. | Inbox | Notification center for replies, messages, and moderator notes. |
| 41. | Karma | Reputation score based on upvotes and downvotes received. |
| 42. | Karma farming | Posting for votes rather than meaningful contribution. |
| 43. | Karma requirement | Minimum karma needed to post or comment in a subreddit. |
| 44. | LARP | Pretending online to be someone with fake experiences. |
| 45. | Link flair | Flair applied to submissions based on link type. |
| 46. | Link post | Submission pointing to an external URL instead of text. |
| 47. | Locked | Thread state preventing new comments while preserving existing ones. |
| 48. | Meme template | Reusable image format for rapid joke variations. |
| 49. | Meta | Discussion about the community itself rather than its topic. |
| 50. | Moderator | Volunteer managing subreddit rules and enforcement actions. |
| 51. | Modmail | Shared inbox for contacting a subreddit’s moderator team. |
| 52. | Modqueue | Moderation list of reported or filtered items awaiting review. |
| 53. | Mute | Temporarily blocking modmail replies between user and mods. |
| 54. | New sort | Ranking by submission time with newest items first. |
| 55. | No Participation | Rule forbidding interacting with linked drama threads. |
| 56. | NSFW | Not safe for work label for adult content. |
| 57. | Nuke | Mass removal of comments in a thread by moderators. |
| 58. | OC | Original content created by the poster rather than repost. |
| 59. | Old Reddit | Legacy desktop interface at old.reddit.com. |
| 60. | OP | Original poster who submitted the thread or comment. |
| 61. | Original source | First known creator or uploader of shared content. |
| 62. | Permaban | Permanent ban from a subreddit or from the platform. |
| 63. | Pinned post | Moderator-selected post fixed at the top of a subreddit. |
| 64. | Post flair | Categorization tag added to a submission for sorting. |
| 65. | Power user | Highly active account shaping discourse across many subreddits. |
| 66. | Private subreddit | Community visible only to approved members. |
| 67. | Q&A mode | Thread format emphasizing question-and-answer comment pairing. |
| 68. | Quarantine | Restriction requiring opt-in before viewing a subreddit. |
| 69. | Rate limit | Restriction preventing too-frequent posting or commenting. |
| 70. | Reddiquette | Community guidelines for respectful and relevant participation. |
| 71. | Reddit Premium | Paid membership offering ad-free browsing and perks. |
| 72. | Removal reason | Moderator explanation message for removed content. |
| 73. | Report | Flagging content for moderator or admin review. |
| 74. | Repost | Resubmitting previously shared content often without new context. |
| 75. | Rule sidebar | Rules section displayed on subreddit pages. |
| 76. | SFW | Safe for work label for general-audience content. |
| 77. | Shadowban | Account restriction making content invisible to others. |
| 78. | Shill | User covertly promoting a product or agenda. |
| 79. | Shitpost | Intentionally low-effort post made for humor. |
| 80. | Sticky | Pinned post held at the top by moderators. |
| 81. | Subreddit | Topic community with its own rules and moderators. |
| 82. | Suspension | Temporary or permanent platform-level account restriction. |
| 83. | Temporary ban | Time-limited ban from a subreddit. |
| 84. | Throwaway | Disposable account used for sensitive or one-time posting. |
| 85. | TIL | Today I learned post sharing a surprising fact. |
| 86. | TL;DR | Brief summary of a longer post or comment. |
| 87. | Top sort | Ranking by highest score within a chosen time window. |
| 88. | Toxicity | Hostile behavior that degrades discussion quality. |
| 89. | Two-factor authentication | Extra login security using a second verification method. |
| 90. | Upvote | Vote increasing visibility of helpful or relevant content. |
| 91. | User flair | Text or icon label attached to a user’s name. |
| 92. | Verified | Status indicating identity confirmation in select communities. |
| 93. | Vote fuzzing | Obscuring exact vote counts to deter manipulation. |
| 94. | Whitelist | Approved domain or user allowed through automatic filters. |
| 95. | Whole thread | Entire comment chain under a specific submission. |
| 96. | Wiki | Subreddit-maintained pages for FAQs, guides, and resources. |
| 97. | X-post | Informal shorthand for a crosspost to another subreddit. |
| 98. | YMMV | Your mileage may vary indicating results differ by person. |
| 99. | YTA | You are the asshole judgment used in AITA threads. |
| 100. | Zalgo text | Glitched combining characters used for chaotic visual effect. |
