circlejerk
An echo chamber where everyone loudly agrees and dogpiles anyone who doesn't.
Definitions
A community or thread where the same opinion gets repeated, upvoted and high-fived until dissent is impossible. Everyone's stroking everyone else's ego — hence the name. Used as an accusation when a sub becomes too predictable or hostile to outside views.
A parody subreddit (or thread) that exaggerates the clichés of its parent community for laughs — see r/anime_titties, r/AsABlackMan, r/UKpersonalfinanceJerk.
circlejerk In A Sentence
Origin & Usage
Crude slang for a group of men masturbating in a ring, repurposed on early-2000s forums and cemented by Reddit subs like r/circlejerk (2008) that parody hive-mind communities.
People Also Ask
What does circlejerk mean online?
It's an echo chamber where everyone loudly agrees with each other and piles on anyone who disagrees.
How do you use circlejerk in a sentence?
"That thread is just a circlejerk — nobody's allowed to have a different opinion."
Is circlejerk a rude word?
It's crude and dismissive, used to mock a group for mindless mutual agreement, so it's best avoided in formal settings.
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