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 17 of 20: from “social medium” to “sweaty”.
- social medium noun An application or website allowing users to share content and communicate with one another via the Internet; an individual social media…
- social network noun A service allowing users to manage and interact with their network of friends or contacts on the Internet. (Called a social network…
- social networking noun Interaction with other people via a social network (app or website), involving internet communities.
- social notworking noun The use of social networking web sites in the workplace, when one is supposed to be productively working.
- social spam noun Unwanted spam content that appears on social media, such as insults, fake hyperlinks, or personal data.
- sock noun Ellipsis of sock puppet.
- sock puppet noun An alternative pseudonymous online account, especially one used for abuse.
- sockpuppetry noun The use of pseudonymous online accounts for abuse.
- soft begging noun The practice of indirectly soliciting money or other material benefits from members of an online community, often with sad stories of…
- soft launch noun The subtle or ambiguous announcement of a romantic relationship, often via social media.
- soft paywall noun A paywall that allows limited free access, such as by allowing each user to read a certain number of articles per month without paying.
- soft-block verb To block (a user) on social media and then immediately unblock them, so that the user will (perhaps unknowingly) no longer follow or engage…
- sos intj A nonsense word commonly used in YouTube Poop by playing an audio clip forward and in reverse consecutively; said in reference to this…
- soundboard noun A control panel offering playback of various sound effects.
- souse noun Pronunciation spelling of source.
- soy adj Characteristic of a soy boy; weak, unmasculine, etc.
- soy banter noun Synonym of Buffyspeak (“jocular and irony-laden style of film and TV dialogue pioneered by Joss Whedon”).
- soy face noun A facial expression associated with unmasculine and immature men (soy boys), who are often photographed expressing surprise or excitement…
- soy out verb To act in the manner of a soy boy; specifically, to get extremely emotional (typically involving the soy face) about an issue associated…
- soyjak noun A "soy boy" Wojak, often depicted with an excited expression ("soy face"), glasses, and sparse facial hair.
- spam noun Unsolicited bulk electronic messages.
- spammer noun Someone who sends spam.
- spamvertise verb To engage in spamvertising.
- spamvertising noun The practice of sending spam email, or of posting similar material on a wiki, blog or notice board, in order to advertise or attract search…
- sparkledog noun A fictional anthropomorphic character, most commonly a canine, that has strikingly vibrant colors and patterns on its body. Other common…
- Sparta remix noun A type of video mashup, usually uploaded to YouTube, that remixes a single clip of dialogue (from a movie, video game, etc.), following a…
- spawn verb To appear, or cause (something or someone) to appear, unexpectedly and seemingly out of nowhere.
- speed dial noun A web browser feature that displays frequently or recently visited websites for quick access.
- speedrun verb To do something or undergo some process as quickly as possible.
- spice noun Erotic or pornographic material, usually in written form; smut.
- spicy adj Risky; mildly aggressive or dangerous.
- spider noun A program which follows links on the World Wide Web in order to gather information.
- spim noun Unsolicited commercial messages sent via an instant messaging system.
- spiritually adv Identical (or similar) in vibes to; best understood through the connotations of
- spiritually Israeli adj Emblematic of corporate greed, plagiarism, cultural appropriation, or performative influencer culture (not necessarily having any…
- splash page noun A simple introductory webpage shown to the visitor before proceeding to the main page.
- splash screen noun A splash page.
- splork intj Expressing amusement, as though one had spat out one's drink while reading something amusing.
- SPNAK noun On Usenet, a situation where one of the participants in a dispute (especially a flame war) claims victory after the other party appears to…
- spod noun One who uses talkers, an early form of chat room.
- spongecase noun Synonym of alternating caps (“a form of capitalization where capital letters are randomly placed throughout the word(s), used to convey…
- spoonie noun A person with a chronic illness or disability.
- spoopy adj Synonym of spooky.
- sporgery noun The disruptive act of posting a flood of articles to a newsgroup, the article headers having been falsified so as to make the articles…
- sports mode noun Wearing crocs and flipping the heel strap from the frontward position to the back, securing it around the ankle for a snug, supportive fit…
- spriting noun The technique of storing multiple images in a single larger image so that they load more quickly into a web page.
- squat verb To cybersquat.
- squeaker noun A young user on a voice chat system who has a high-pitched voice.
- squirt verb To 3D print (a firearm).
- squit verb To disconnect (an IRC server) from a network.
- srsly intj Are you serious? Really?
- Stacy noun An attractive, genetically gifted and popular woman who is sexually active, often conceived as the female counterpart of a Chad.
- stalk verb Of a person's social media activity: to look through thoroughly or obsessively; to keep tabs on, generally avoiding contact.
- stan noun An extremely obsessive fan of a person, group, character, or creative work, particularly one whose fixation is unhealthy or intrusive.
- standardista noun A web developer who is actively involved in the creation, adoption, and/or promotion of Web standards.
- static site noun A website that does not make use of server-side scripting or coding to display information, and thus has no interactivity beyond the user's…
- stick fight noun An online trend of highly choreographed, action-packed martial arts animations and games featuring simple stick figures; a genre and…
- sticker noun A cartoonish illustration of a character that represents an emotion or action, often accompanied by text, that may be superimposed on a…
- stickfighting noun Synonym of stick fight.
- sticky verb to fix a thread at the top of the list of topics or threads so as to keep it in view.
- stim board noun A digital mood board composed of video fragments (usually in the form of animated gifs) conveying pleasant or satisfying physical sensation.
- stitch incoming phrase An indication that a statement, video, or post is likely to provoke a critical, mocking, or reactive response from another user.
- stonk noun A stock, especially a bullish one.
- str8 adj Informal form of straight.
- straightsplain verb To explain LGBT issues, people or behavior to someone who is not of a heterosexual orientation (i.e. an LGBT individual) in a condescending…
- streak noun A measure of activity that tracks how many consecutive days a certain interaction with another user or a service has taken place, a form of…
- stream verb To push continuous data (e.g. music) from a server to a client computer while it is being used (played) on the client.
- stream snipe verb To watch another person play a multiplayer game on a live stream, especially to use the knowledge gained from watching the broadcast to…
- streamer noun A subscription service that streams content to an audience.
- streaming noun Synonym of livestreaming.
- streaming media noun The continuous delivery and playback of audio and video content over a network without the need to first download the entire file.
- stronk adj Deliberate misspelling of strong.
- stuffing noun The insertion of many copies of a word into a web page in an attempt to increase its search engine ranking.
- stunning and brave adj Used to express disrespect, in particular to suggest someone (especially a transgender person) or something has been promoted as good but…
- styro noun A self-harm cut that reaches the dermis.
- sub verb To subtitle (usually a film or television program).
- sub4sub noun On the video-sharing service YouTube, the practice of subscribing to a person's channel in exchange for said person mutually subscribing…
- subathon noun A live stream (especially on Twitch) intended to gain subscribers, especially one whose duration is extended every time the streamer…
- subcomment noun A comment posted on a forum etc. that is hierarchically beneath another comment, and usually in reply to it.
- subcookie noun A cookie-like piece of data stored with others in a single cookie (so as to circumvent restrictions on the number of cookies a single web…
- subdomain noun A domain name that has been prefaced with additional parts separated with periods.
- subframe noun One of the HTML frames that make up a frameset.
- subliminal noun An audio or video recording, often consisting of ambient music or white noise with hidden affirmations, intended to produce physical or…
- subreddit noun Any of the subforums, generally intended for discussion of a specific topic, on the Reddit web site.
- subsite noun A website that is subordinate to another website and hosted in its entirety under that site's domain name.
- subthread noun A thread of messages on a forum etc. that is hierarchically beneath another thread or message.
- subweb noun A subsection of a web site.
- sugma intj An interjection designed to sound similar to “suck my” (especially used to trick a person into asking the meaning).
- suibait noun A post or message that encourages the reader to kill themself.
- sum pron Pronunciation spelling of something.
- summerfag noun A new, inexperienced, and presumably teenage user who joins an online community (especially 4chan) during the American school holidays…
- sunrise period noun The period of time at the launch of a new top-level domain or second-level domain during which trademark owners may register domain names…
- super straight adj Being sexually attracted only to cisgender people of the opposite sex.
- superchat noun A message sent to a livestream by a viewer who has paid money to have it prominently displayed on the stream and often read aloud by the…
- superdomain noun The domain to which a subdomain belongs.
- supersede noun An updated newsgroup post that supersedes an earlier version.
- supersite noun A major website.
- surfing noun The activity of browsing the Internet.
- sus verb To suspend an account on social media (almost exclusively Twitter/X).
- sweaty noun Deliberate misspelling of sweety, a term of familiar address.