The Administrators (also called Admins) are employees of Reddit who help keep the site up and running. Administrators have a red [A] on their user profile and are also able to distinguish their...
10/20/2025
All memos tagged #reddit-lexicon
A collection of specialized terms and phrases used within Reddit to enhance communication efficiency.
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Original content (OC) refers to creative works produced by an individual or organization that are not copied or directly derived from others’ material. On social and publishing platforms like Reddit,...
10/18/2025
Modmail on Reddit is the mailbox where Moderators of a subreddit respond to user requests. Contexts reddit-lexicon (See: Reddit Glossary)
10/17/2025
Contexts reddit-lexicon (See: Reddit Glossary)
10/17/2025
A Redditor is a registered user of the website Reddit who actively participates in the community and contributes to the subreddits through either commenting, upvoting, downvoting, moderating, etc....
10/11/2025
To lurk is to read or browse on Reddit without actively commenting or posting content. The term “lurking” has become widely recognized within online communities to describe users who observe...
7/12/2025
Original Poster, or OP, is the person who started a discussion thread. Within the forum thread, others may direct comments specifically to the original poster using the OP abbreviation. The original...
6/19/2025
A lurker is a Redditor who reads and sometimes votes but does not post or comment. Some lurkers do so with accounts, some without. References Reddit Glossary Creators citizensofone (See: Citizens of...
11/12/2021
A text post on Reddit Tags reddit-lexicon (See: Reddit Glossary)
10/8/2021
A submission is a post to any Contexts reddit-lexicon (See: Reddit Glossary) Tags
10/4/2021