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Vermaak, Media en Digitale Cultuur - Online Behavior & Expressions

Here you will find slang for online behavior and expressions, capturing how people communicate, react, and interact on the internet.

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terminally online
[bijvoeglijk naamwoord]

spending excessive time online, often overly immersed in internet culture

internetverslaafd, chronisch online

internetverslaafd, chronisch online

Ex: I've become terminally online this weekend.Ik ben dit weekend **terminaal online** geworden.
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chronically online
[bijvoeglijk naamwoord]

excessively absorbed in internet culture, often out of touch with real life

chronisch online, te verbonden

chronisch online, te verbonden

Ex: I've been chronically online all weekend scrolling through threads.Ik ben het hele weekend **chronisch online** geweest en heb door threads gescrolld.
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anonymouse
[zelfstandig naamwoord]

a person who posts or shares information online without revealing their identity

anonymouse, anonieme gebruiker

anonymouse, anonieme gebruiker

Ex: He replied as an anonymouse to avoid attention.Hij antwoordde als een **anonieme** om aandacht te vermijden.
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cybercop
[zelfstandig naamwoord]

someone who monitors or enforces rules on online behavior, either officially or jokingly

cyberpolitie, internetagent

cyberpolitie, internetagent

Ex: He pretended to be a cybercop in the chatroom.Hij deed alsof hij een **cyberagent** was in de chatroom.
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tweetheart
[zelfstandig naamwoord]

a Twitter user who is popular, a personal friend, or someone one is romantically interested in

Twitter-hart, tweet-liefde

Twitter-hart, tweet-liefde

Ex: I've been flirting with my tweetheart online for weeks.Ik **flirt** al weken online met mijn **tweetheart**.
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moot
[zelfstandig naamwoord]

someone who follows you back on social media

wederzijdse volger, onderlinge volger

wederzijdse volger, onderlinge volger

Ex: He tagged his moots in the meme.Hij heeft zijn **moots** in de meme getagd.
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to dox
[werkwoord]

to find and publish someone's private information online, often with malicious intent

doxen, privé-informatie publiceren

doxen, privé-informatie publiceren

Ex: The forum banned him after he tried to dox someone.Het forum heeft hem verbannen nadat hij probeerde iemand te **doxen**.
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to ninja
[werkwoord]

to post or act immediately before someone else in a thread, superseding their response

ninja, ninjaën

ninja, ninjaën

Ex: Do n't try to ninja someone 's advice ; it 's rude .Probeer niet iemands advies te **ninja**; het is onbeleefd.
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to doomscroll
[werkwoord]

to obsessively scroll through negative or distressing news or content online

doomscrollen, door negatief nieuws scrollen

doomscrollen, door negatief nieuws scrollen

Ex: I doomscrolled through the comments and now I'm stressed.Ik heb door de opmerkingen **gedoomscrolld** en nu ben ik gestrest.
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to continue posting online while experiencing personal distress or emotional difficulty

Ex: They kept posting through it after the breakup, sharing memes and rants.
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to necropost
[werkwoord]

to post in a thread that has been inactive for a long time

necroposten, nekro posten

necroposten, nekro posten

Ex: They necroposted a thread that had been dead for years.Zij hebben **necropost** in een draad die al jaren dood was.
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to memepost
[werkwoord]

to post a meme online, typically for humor or social commentary

memeposten, een meme posten

memeposten, een meme posten

Ex: They memeposted a political joke in the group chat.Zij hebben een politieke grap in de groeps-chat **memepost**.
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edgeposting
[zelfstandig naamwoord]

content that is deliberately dark, shocking, or provocative, usually posted online to elicit reactions

provocatieve post, schokkende inhoud

provocatieve post, schokkende inhoud

Ex: Edgeposting can get you banned in some communities.**Edgeposting** kan ertoe leiden dat je wordt verbannen in sommige gemeenschappen.
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to appear suddenly in a conversation, thread, or event, often drawing attention

Ex: Memes have entered the chat.
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to phub
[werkwoord]

to snub or ignore someone by focusing on your phone instead of them

phubben, negeren door telefoongebruik

phubben, negeren door telefoongebruik

Ex: They phubbed each other during the meeting.Ze **phubden** elkaar tijdens de vergadering.
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finsta
[zelfstandig naamwoord]

a private or secondary Instagram account for sharing unfiltered content with close friends

een privé Instagram-account, een finsta

een privé Instagram-account, een finsta

Ex: Sometimes the finsta feels more real than the main account.Soms voelt de **finsta** echter aan dan het hoofdaccount.
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an ironic slogan used to mock toxic, manipulative, or self-serving behavior framed as empowerment

Ex: My friend signed her texts with gaslight, gatekeep, girlboss as a joke.
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to unalive
[werkwoord]

to kill, often used on social media as a euphemism to avoid censorship of death-related terms

neutraliseren, elimineren

neutraliseren, elimineren

Ex: He used "unalive" so the video wouldn't get flagged.Hij gebruikte **« unalive »** zodat de video niet werd gemarkeerd.
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to catch in 4k
[Zinsdeel]

to catch someone doing something wrong with undeniable, clear evidence

Ex: You'll get caught in 4K if you keep posting stuff like that.
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to lurk
[werkwoord]

to read online forums, chats, or social media without participating or revealing oneself

Ex: I 've been lurking on Twitter all morning .Ik heb de hele ochtend op Twitter **gelurkt**.
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