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View submission: A Guide to Reddit Lingo
- “We did it, Reddit!”
Old, very old[1], but here because it still occasionally resurfaces. *See Also:* Reddit Lore, “The Big List of Retired Questions”.
1: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/we-did-it-reddit
- “When is the best time to Post for maximum attention?”
Theres a lot of speculation and analysis out there about this. The answers range from a specific 10:00am - 3:00pm EST (2:00pm - 7:00am GMT) through to “when the majority of Americans are awake”. Reddit itself doesn't boost posts depending on the time they are made but obviously a big world event posted on r/news will need to be posted immediately it happens but that type of post will generate its own traction.
There is a school of thought that with judicious timing you can definitely help determine how well your post does[2] and that the time you post to Reddit actually matters a great deal[3]. If you are really serious about planning the timing of your posts, tools like Later for Reddit[4] and Delay for Reddit[5] may be useful. Let me know the results!
2: https://maxcandocia.com/article/2017/Jul/29/what-time-to-post-to-reddit/
3: https://foundationinc.co/lab/reddit-statistics/
4: https://dashboard.laterforreddit.com/analysis/
5: https://www.delayforreddit.com/analysis
I personally believe that timing isn't as big of a factor as, say, quality or originality. If a post is engaging or interesting to people, it will catch on. Posting quality content will always be more important than posting at any particular time. *See Also:* Post.
- Wholesome
An old-fashioned word beloved by Reddit meaning innocent, clean, moral, decent. Think squeaky-clean child-friendly, possibly even enlightening entertainment and you’re there. On Reddit over the years, Wholesome, like many other words, has changed its meaning. It was originally used ironically to mean weak or anodyne in much the same way that the use of the word “lame” does not describe a walking impediment but instead means something is uninspiring, dull, or even “cringe”; another word that has acquired additional meaning.
Reddit has two Awards called Wholesome; a low-cost one sometimes given free , "When you come across a feel-good thing" and an Appreciation Award called Wholesome (Pro). Both icons are based on the Seal of Approval or Satisfied Seal meme picture[6]. *See Also:* Awards, Award Types and Notifications: Special Note[7].
7: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/lw4gp4/a_guide_to_reddit_lingo/gtc4d8g/
- WIBTA
“Would I be the Asshole?”. Originally sub specific from r/AmITheAsshole now with wider Reddit usage. *See Also:* AITA.
- r/wildbeef
A link or phrase posted when people forget the name of a...thing...to post to...what are they called again...Minireddits? Those stupid names you come up with when you've forgotten the real word[8]. r/wildbeef. *See Also:* r/ihadastroke, r/tipofmytongue.
8: https://www.reddit.com/r/birthofasub/comments/arbnxm/birth_of_rwildbeef/
- Wishful Multiupvote
See "I regret that I have but one upvote to give.", “Take my upvote and leave”. *See Also:* “Gilt Guilt”, Upvotes.
- Witty Comebacks
Everyone wants to feel victorious as they walk away from an argument, and nothing’s better than coming up with *that* sick burn at the precise moment. Reddit has a few tried-and-tested ways of doing this which you will find scattered around this lexicon, usually in “quotation marks”. There are also many websites or even Pinterests dedicated to helping you in your quest, of which 100 Good Comebacks[9] is one of the better ones. There are also a few subreddits that might inspire you:
9: https://parade.com/1105374/marynliles/good-comebacks/
Of course, you could also just say “no u”[10] or if you’re feeling especially loquacious, “eat pant”[11]. Not forgetting, of course,“kthxbye"[12]; the very pinnacle of the development of the English language, shortening "All is correct. Thank you, and may God be with you." into seven lowercase letters. And because every day’s a school day[13], *L'esprit de l'escalier* or l'esprit d'escalier: “mind of the staircase”[14] is a French term used in English for the predicament of thinking of the perfect reply too late. *See Also:* Cognitive Biases and Logical Fallacies, Copypasta, Puns & Pop-culture References, Snowclone.
10: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=no%20u
11: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/bootleg-bart
12: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/kthxbye
13: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=every%20day%27s%20a%20school%20day
14: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/l%27esprit_de_l%27escalier
- r/woooosh
A link posted when the OP or someone in the comments has missed the joke. You reply r/woooosh when someone doesn't get a joke, and reply r/itswooooshwith4os when someone misspells r/woooosh. Because someone always misspells it and ends up at r/whooosh. *See Also:* r/AteTheOnion, r/chrissimpsonsartist, r/ObviousPlant.
- WSB
r/wallstreetbets. A subreddit that gained worldwide notoriety in February 2021. See https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/wiki/glossary[15].
15: https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/wiki/glossary
- X-Post
Another word for Crosspost. *See Also:* Crosspost, Multipost, Post, Repost.
- YMMV
“Your Mileage May Vary”. Your opinion or perception might be different to mine. I think this lexicon is excellent but YMMV.
- YOLO
“You Only Live Once” but has its own meaning at WSB. See https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/wiki/glossary[16].
16: https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/wiki/glossary
- “You are doing that too much”
Seen by many a new Redditor, this pop-up message isn’t personal; it’s just there until you build up enough Karma to prove to Reddit that you’re a genuine, real-life, honest-to-goodness Redditor. *See Also:* Bot, Karma, Shill.
- "You are technically correct, the best type of correct"
A phrase posted when the Pedants of Reddit rise up. Originating in Futurama S02E14[17], here’s a typical Reddit example[18]. For information that is technically true, but far from the expected answer, see r/TechnicallyNotWrong and r/technicallythetruth.
17: https://youtu.be/hou0lU8WMgo
18: https://www.reddit.com/r/gifs/comments/36m7dh/just_a_turtle_eating_pancakes/crfacnb/?context=3
- YSK
“You should know”. YSK that mods need love too.
- YTA
“You're The Asshole”. Originally sub specific from r/AmITheAsshole now with wider Reddit usage. *See Also:* AITA.
- YWBTA
“You Would Be The Asshole”. Originally sub specific from r/AmITheAsshole now with wider Reddit usage. *See Also:* AITA.
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