Subreddit
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Any of the subforums, generally intended for discussion of a specific topic, on the Reddit web site. Internet
"They wanted to give voice to their feeling, in one moderator’s words, that the company’s bosses ‘‘do not respect the work that is put in by the thousands of unpaid volunteers who maintain the communities of the 9,656 active subreddits,’’ as the individual forums are called."
- 2 Rare form of subreddit. form-of, rare
"SubReddits are key to the feel of Reddit, and they number in the tens of thousands. On the front page is a default list of subReddits: funny, pics, announcements, blog, askReddit, worldnews, gaming, todayilearned, politics, science, WTF, IAmA, videos, technology, music, atheism, AdviceAnimals, aww, movies, and bestof. Capitalization and grammar in subReddit naming is rather inconsistent. […] The largely uncensored nature of Reddit has led to a number of controversial subReddits, the most famous of which was the “jailbait” subReddit, which included user-submitted photos of underage minors; […]"
Example
More examples"They wanted to give voice to their feeling, in one moderator’s words, that the company’s bosses ‘‘do not respect the work that is put in by the thousands of unpaid volunteers who maintain the communities of the 9,656 active subreddits,’’ as the individual forums are called."
Etymology
From sub- + Reddit.
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