noun
Internet Slang
circlejerk
· noun · internet
An echo chamber where everyone loudly agrees and dogpiles anyone who doesn't.
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Definitions
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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.
“r/technology is a complete circlejerk any time Elon's name comes up.”
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A parody subreddit (or thread) that exaggerates the clichés of its parent community for laughs — see r/anime_titties, r/AsABlackMan, r/UKpersonalfinanceJerk.
“The jerk sub is funnier than the actual sub at this point.”
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circlejerk In A Sentence
r/technology is a complete circlejerk any time Elon's name comes up.
The jerk sub is funnier than the actual sub at this point.
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.
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