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Reddit.

An American social news aggregation, content rating, and discussion website.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈɹɛdɪt/

  1. An American social news aggregation, content rating, and discussion website.

    Internet
Where this word comes from

The website was founded on June 23, 2005, by Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian, and the name is a play on words of read it (with read in the past tense).

verb/ˈɹɛdɪt/

  1. To mention (something) on the website Reddit.

    Internet · transitive
Where this word comes from

The website was founded on June 23, 2005, by Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian, and the name is a play on words of read it (with read in the past tense).

adj/ˈɹɛdɪt/

  1. Of, or resembling, Reddit's culture or user base.

    Internet · derogatory · usually
Where this word comes from

The website was founded on June 23, 2005, by Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian, and the name is a play on words of read it (with read in the past tense).

noun/ˈɹɛdɪt/

  1. Reddit's users considered collectively; Reddit's user base, Redditors.

    slang · uncountable
    Reddit praised him for doing a simple act of decency.
    Hello, Reddit! Mind helping me with this Sudoku problem?

  2. A subreddit.

    colloquial
    I tried visiting the atheism Reddit; biggest mistake of my life.

  3. A person's profile on Reddit.

    Internet · uncommon
    I did some snooping and found her Reddit.
Where this word comes from

The website was founded on June 23, 2005, by Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian, and the name is a play on words of read it (with read in the past tense).

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