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 18 of 20: from “swim” to “tugboat”.
- swim pron Someone who isn't me; someone who isn't myself
- synflood noun A denial-of-service attack in which the attacker sends a succession of SYN (synchronization) requests to the target system in an attempt to…
- sysop noun A system operator, especially someone who administers an online communications system or bulletin board.
- t. phrase Used as a way of signing off posts. Typically followed by an occupation, nationality, or field of expertise. These can sometimes be…
- tabnabbing noun A form of cyberattack that takes over inactive tabs in a user's browser, relying on their inattention.
- tag verb To attach the name of (a user) to a posted message so that they are linked from the post and possibly sent a notification.
- tag cloud noun A visual depiction of a set of tags, typically used to describe the content of web sites and having the more significant tags shown in…
- tag group noun A community on social media having an intentionally humorous or striking name, which people join so that the name shows up on their…
- tag soup noun Poorly structured code in a markup language that uses tags (such as HTML), especially when it violates specifications.
- tagboard noun A small message board on a webpage, usually located in the sidebar, where visitors can leave a name and short message.
- talker noun A stripped-down version of a MUD which is designed for talking, predating instant messengers; a kind of early chat room.
- taste adj Deliberate misspelling of tasty.
- tears intj Ellipsis of in tears (“laughing; in disbelief”)
- teen noun A black teenager or a young black person.
- tell noun A private message to an individual in a chat room; a whisper.
- tempban noun A temporary ban on a user.
- tendie noun The money or financial instruments gained by independent currency or securities traders following a successful wager or risk.
- terrorism noun Deliberate misspelling of tourism.
- terrorist noun Deliberate misspelling of tourist.
- terven adj Characteristic of, related to, or espousing gender-critical or trans-exclusionary feminism.
- tether verb To connect (a smartphone) to a personal computer in order to give the computer access to the phone's Internet connection.
- tethering noun The connection of a personal computer to a mobile phone so as to obtain wireless Internet access from the computer.
- tetherless adj wireless; pertaining to a wireless network
- thank you for your attention to this matter phrase Sarcastically or self-deprecatingly stated at the end of a wordy and often preachy monologue.
- the bad place noun Synonym of darkest timeline
- the dollar bean adj Filter-avoidance spelling of lesbian.
- theorycel noun Someone (not necessarily an incel) interested in extremely academic and abstract ideas, but having little to no practical skills.
- there is no war in Ba Sing Se phrase Nothing is going on; everything is under control; it is business as usual (suggesting that important information is being covered up).
- they/them noun A non-binary person; one who uses gender-neutral pronouns.
- thirst trap noun A nonpornographic but sexually suggestive selfie or video posted on social media in order to elicit compliments or arouse thirst (sexual…
- thirteenth reason noun A relatively minor annoyance or inconvenience, jokingly implied to be the "last straw" that will motivate someone to commit suicide.
- this intj Indicates the speaker's strong approval or agreement with the previous material.
- this ain't it, chief phrase Used as a disagreeing riposte to point out that something isn't as good or admirable as the listener has previously thought.
- thonk verb To think deeply; to ponder.
- thread noun A series of posts or messages, consisting of an initial post and responses to it, generally relating to the same subject, on a newsgroup…
- thread necromancy noun On an Internet forum, the act of posting in a thread that is already considered dead or out of discussion.
- threadjacking noun The act of taking over an e-mail list or discussion thread with a subject unrelated to the original posting.
- throwaway noun A burner account.
- thumb noun A thumbnail picture.
- timestamp noun The time at which something in a video occurs.
- Tinderella noun A female user of the dating app Tinder, especially as a romantic connection or potential romantic connection of another user.
- tip bait noun The promise of a large tip (usually on a delivery app) so that the deliverer feels incentivised to swiftly reach their destination, only to…
- tip baiting noun In fast food delivery, the practice of promising a large tip (usually on a delivery app) so that the deliverer feels incentivised to…
- title intj Used in the body of a post to indicate that the title has already said all that needs to be said.
- tits or GTFO phrase Used to dismiss something that the speaker does not care about, does not regard as important, or does not wish to consider or discuss any…
- tl;dr phrase Used to indicate that one did not read a (long) text.
- tmg phrase too much government
- toad verb To expel (a user) permanently from a MUD or similar system, so that their account is deleted.
- token grabbing noun The act of using malware or social engineering to illicitly obtain an authentication token, specifically for services like Discord…
- tol adj Tall.
- tomato girl summer noun A women's romanticized, Mediterranean-inspired aesthetic, wardrobe (consisting of vibrant red hues), or lifestyle that embodies an…
- too long; didn't read phrase Used to indicate that one did not read a (long) text, or to introduce a short summary of a text perceived as overly long.
- too much information intj Introduces an expansion of a short answer with additional information that may be extraneous or unnecessary, hinting that it can be ignored…
- toon force noun A narrative device where a character violates reality or the plot in an unrealistic manner such as elastically stretching their own body in…
- top kek intj A reaction which indicates that the speaker is highly amused.
- top-level adj Applied to domains at the highest level, such as .uk covering all sites for the United Kingdom.
- top-level domain noun The last component of a domain name, such as .com, .edu, .gov, .net, .org, .mil, .mobi or any of the newer generic top-level domains, or…
- top-post noun A post on an online forum or an email whose contents are placed above a quoted message which is being replied to.
- topic noun A discussion thread.
- toplist noun A list of websites on a certain topic or in a certain category, ranked by the number of visitors they receive.
- torrent noun A set of files obtainable through a peer-to-peer network, especially BitTorrent.
- toss up verb To post or upload.
- touch grass verb To spend time outside, off of the Internet. Used in the imperative to suggest that someone is out of touch with reality, and should gain…
- tourist noun An unwelcome newcomer, or appropriator, especially one who is inflammatory or uninformed, usually to seek attention, moral approval and…
- trackback noun A snippet of text joined to an entry from another website linking to it.
- tradcath noun A Catholic who seeks to change the practices of Catholicism back to the norms of before the Second Vatican Council.
- tradlarp verb To pretend that one is living a traditional or historical lifestyle; to LARP as trad.
- traffic shaping noun The technique of slowing down Internet packet flow rate by narrowing the bandwidth to avoid a possible system overload.
- tragedeigh noun An instance of giving someone an extremely bizarre or cringeworthy name, especially one that is a fanciful respelling of a more common name.
- trans verb To render (someone) transgender.
- transit verb To carry communications traffic to and from a customer or another network on a compensation basis as opposed to peerage in which the…
- transload verb To download, upload, or copy a file from one location to another.
- transphile noun A person who has a positive attitude or an attraction towards transgender or transsexual people and/or transness.
- transplain verb To explain transgender issues to a cis person (as a trans person or ally), especially in a condescending, heavy-handed, or preachy manner.
- transvestigate verb To perform transvestigation; to informally investigate into whether a public figure is secretly transgender, generally by analyzing that…
- transvestigation noun An informal investigation into whether a public figure is secretly transgender, generally conducted by analyzing that person's appearance…
- transvestigator noun A person who performs transvestigation; someone who routinely conducts or promotes informal investigations into whether a public figure is…
- trending adj Popular or becoming more popular.
- tribute noun Ellipsis of cum tribute.
- triforce verb To post three Unicode triangles (▲) arranged in this configuration, especially on 4chan, where a simple copy-and-paste would display…
- triggered adj Angered; agitated.
- tripfag noun A person who uses a tripcode to make their posts identifiable on a generally anonymous online community such as 4chan.
- troid noun A transgender person.
- troll farm noun A group of Internet trolls organized in order to interfere in political opinions and decision-making.
- troll job noun A prank played in order to upset people.
- trolldom noun The realm or sphere of trolls (online troublemakers).
- troller noun A troll; a user who maliciously provokes others.
- trollfeed verb To respond to (a troll) in an online community.
- trollfolk noun Trolls (“people who make or post inflammatory statements in an attempt to lure others into combative argument”) collectively.
- trollicious adj Full of, or characterized by, trolling (malicious troublemaking on the Internet), especially in an enjoyable way.
- trollsona noun A persona used by an internet troll.
- troon noun A transgender person, especially a trans woman.
- trout slap verb To strongly or humorously rebuke or humiliate.
- trufax intj An emphatic statement of agreement or affirmation.
- trululu adj True.
- Trumpoid adj Pertaining to Donald Trump.
- trvke noun A sudden revelation of devastating and undeniably true information.
- tubes noun The Internet.
- tuff adj Impressive, amazing, awesome, cool.
- tugboat noun A Social Security Disability Insurance payment; monthly tugboat