Entertainment, Media & Digital Culture - Online Behavior & Expressions

spending excessive time online, often overly immersed in internet culture

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

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

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

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

someone who follows you back on social media

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

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

to obsessively scroll through negative or distressing news or content online

to continue posting online while experiencing personal distress or emotional difficulty

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

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

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

to appear suddenly in a conversation, thread, or event, often drawing attention

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

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

an ironic slogan used to mock toxic, manipulative, or self-serving behavior framed as empowerment

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

to catch someone doing something wrong with undeniable, clear evidence

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

a viral slang expression used as a playful, mostly meaningless joke or reaction