This page gathers the 2,010 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “Internet” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry. Page 16 of 20: from “search engine” to “social”.
- search engine verb To look up on a search engine.
- search engine optimization noun The use of various techniques to improve the ranking of a website in search engines in the hopes of attracting more visitors.
- search leakage noun The transmission of a user's search terms from a search engine to the site in the search results that the user chooses to visit; regarded…
- search-engine-friendly adj Of a web page: designed so that automated search engine crawlers can easily index and categorize its contents.
- second-level domain noun A domain that is immediately subordinate to a top-level domain (whose name appears after it, with a period separating the two).
- seed verb To leave (files) available for others to download through peer-to-peer file sharing protocols (e.g. BitTorrent).
- seedbox noun A private server used for uploading and downloading files from a peer-to-peer network.
- seeder noun A person connected to a peer-to-peer network who has a complete or partial copy of a given file and makes it available for downloading.
- seenzone noun The situation in which a chat partner in an online chat or email exchange or mobile text messaging exchange sees or reads the last message…
- seepy adj Synonym of sleepy.
- selector noun A text string transmitted to a Gopher server, identifying the resource to be retrieved.
- self-delete verb To commit suicide; to take one's own life.
- self-deletion noun An act of suicide; an act of taking one's own life.
- self-hosting noun Web hosting on one's own servers, without the use of a third party.
- self-trolling noun The behavior of an individual, usually an adolescent, anonymously posting hurtful or negative comments about themselves online.
- selfawarewolf noun A person who recognizes their own flaws, mistakes, or faulty logic, but does not see them as a problem to be addressed or connect them to…
- send verb To amuse greatly or otherwise stun by absurdity.
- sentence mix verb To rearrange words and sounds in a speech recording as to change its meaning, usually for humorous purposes.
- session cookie noun A temporary text file stored in a user's browser during a single visit to a website, and deleted once the browser is closed.
- sessionize verb To process data describing individual users' navigation through a website, grouping the data points into sessions that each represent a…
- sex number noun The number 69.
- sexx0r noun Sexual intercourse.
- shaboingboing noun A hot dog, especially of unusual shape or size.
- shadow library noun An unlawful online book distributor that hosts free copies as PDFs, EPUBs, and the like for download.
- shadowban verb To ban a user from a community without their knowledge, allowing them to continue reading and commenting, but rendering their contributions…
- shape rotator noun Someone with high mathematical and technical skills, often portrayed as rivals to the wordcels (who have stronger language and verbal…
- shaped adj Having a particularly pleasant or recognizable shape.
- shard verb To divide (an MMORPG) into several shards, or to establish a shard of one.
- sharebait noun Website content that exists only to be shared, aimed at generating advertising revenue, especially at the expense of quality or accuracy…
- shed adj Relating to topics of self-harm, eating disorders, or suicidal ideation.
- shep noun a German shepherd.
- shiggy diggy intj Expresses disapproval of another's actions, lifestyle, or goals, and the hope that what just been described is not true; synonym of I…
- shii noun Pronunciation spelling of shit.
- shit from a butt noun Something that looks like excrement.
- shitbeast noun A dog, seen as fetid and disgusting.
- shitpost noun A worthless or superficially meaningless post on a message board, newsgroup, or other online discussion platform, often intended to derail…
- shitposter noun A person who makes worthless posts on a message board, newsgroup, or other online discussion platform.
- shocked Pikachu noun A Pikachu with a specific open-mouthed, erect-ear expression signifying shock and astonishment, especially regarding something that one…
- shoop noun An image that has been modified using Adobe Photoshop or similar image-manipulation software to produce a misleading impression; an…
- shop verb To photoshop; to digitally edit a picture or photograph.
- shopping basket noun A page on a shopping website where one's prospective purchases are listed before payment.
- shopping cart noun The stored list of items that a person has chosen to purchase during an online shopping session but has not yet confirmed.
- short noun A short-form vertical video.
- shortlink noun A short web address, produced by a URL shortener, that redirects to a desired address that is typically much longer.
- shout verb To post a text message (for example, email) in upper case, regarded as the electronic messaging equivalent of oral shouting.
- showcasing noun The activity of browsing bricks-and-mortar stores to examine goods before buying them online, frequently from a different retailer.
- Shuric scan noun A type of video mashup that remixes a clip from a movie, video game, etc., and usually repeats in a rhythm.
- side-post noun A message sent privately to a single member of a listserv.
- sidebar noun A block of information placed at the side of a webpage.
- sidequest noun A real-world action or task which a person does in addition to or instead of a main action or task.
- sig noun A signature, especially one on emails or newsgroup postings.
- sigma adj Possessing characteristics of a sigma male.
- sigma male noun A self-reliant and assertive male who occupies a position outside a social or group hierarchy; a lone wolf or maverick.
- signal noun An electromagnetic action, normally a voltage that is a function of time, that conveys the information of the radio or TV program or of…
- signature noun Text (or images, etc.) appended to a user's emails, newsgroup posts, forum posts, etc. as a way of adding a personal touch or including…
- silkpost noun A social media post, typically on Reddit, intended to, often humorously, deceive the reader about the Metroidvania video game Hollow…
- silly window syndrome noun A problem in data transmission, where a server, unable to process all incoming data, repeatedly asks the clients to reduce the size of the…
- sillycide noun Suicide.
- simmie noun A simulationist.
- single-serving site noun A simple website consisting of a single page, with a dedicated domain name, that does only one thing.
- sinkhole verb To configure as a sinkhole (domain name server that gives non-routeable addresses).
- sir, this is an Arby's intj Used to indicate that one finds a statement to be bizarre, tangential, or inappropriate for the context in which it is made. Basically it…
- site noun A website.
- siteban verb To ban (a user) from accessing or using a website.
- SJ noun Initialism of social justice.
- skeet noun A post on the Bluesky social media platform.
- skibidi noun A nonsense word, sometimes used to form noun adjuncts for humorous effect.
- skibidi Ohio rizz phrase A nonsense phrase implying, referencing, inferring or bemoaning the supposed slang, memes, trends and other activities of Generation Alpha.
- skid noun A stepchild.
- skub noun An unspecified but insignificant fictional substance that is perpetually the subject of hostile disagreement.
- skybook noun The Qur'an.
- slambook noun An online guestbook of this kind, where each visitor is invited to write personal replies to a set of questions.
- slander noun Vehement (and often exaggerated) criticism of a character, franchise, etc.
- slashdot verb To render a website slow or unusable via the unusually large number of page requests that result from a link on a very popular web site.
- Slashdot effect noun The phenomenon whereby a site is overwhelmed by traffic after being linked to by a site with a larger audience.
- slashtag noun A tag in a posted message, starting with the / symbol and serving as a keyword to specify a topic or metadata.
- Slavaboo noun A non-Slavic person who is overly infatuated with Slavic (especially Russian or Soviet) culture.
- slide into the DMs verb To confidently and coolly send a direct message to someone by means of social media, especially with romantic or sexual intentions.
- slider noun A slideshow on a web page.
- slopper noun Someone who is overreliant on generative AI tools such as ChatGPT; a producer of AI slop.
- slopsquatting noun A form of cybersquatting where a non-existent software package that has been hallucinated by a large language model is registered by a…
- sloptimized adj Of published content: generated by artificial intelligence to capture human attention, without regard to quality or usefulness.
- slurmcore noun A microgenre that remixes popular songs by lowering the pitch of the vocals and speeding up the tempo, typically by chopping or truncating…
- smail noun Conventional postal mail; snail mail.
- small hat noun A Jewish person, particularly one with a noticeable influence in the media or politics.
- smiley noun A sequence of text characters used to represent a mood, especially :) or :-) or other depictions of smiling.
- smiley face noun A smiley, a sequence of text characters used to represent a happy mood, e.g. :) or :-).
- smurf noun A smurf account or its user.
- smurf account noun An alternative computer account used by a known or experienced user in order to deceptively self-present as someone naïve or less…
- Snap Streak noun A feature on the social media app Snapchat that tracks how many consecutive days a user and their friend have exchanged photo or video…
- Snapchat noun A user account on Snapchat.
- sneed verb To seethe; to become extremely frustrated and agitated.
- snerk intj Expressing amusement; a snicker, or a snort of laughter.
- snip verb To remove the irrelevant parts of quotations in the reply message.
- snippage noun removal of the irrelevant parts of quotations in the reply message
- snoot noun Snout; especially of a dog ("doggo"), cat ("catto"), or snake ("snek").
- snortle noun A hearty laugh that is punctuated by a snort on the inhale.
- snowshoe spam noun Spam (electronic junk mail) that is deliberately sent from a number of different IP addresses, to make it more difficult to detect and…
- so much win phrase Used to describe a position or situation involving many victories.
- social adj Relating to social media or social networks.