noun Internet Slang

flair

· noun · internet

A tag beside a username or post on Reddit signalling role, team, or topic.

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Definitions

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A little label moderators let you stick next to your username or post title. On a sports sub it's your team. On a tech sub it's your job title. On a post, it's the category — 'Discussion,' 'Meme,' 'Serious.' Half identity badge, half filtering tool, and on some subs you can't comment without one.

“Set your flair before you post or AutoMod will eat it.”
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As a verb: to assign a flair to a post or user. Mods 'flair' things; users 'flair up.'

“Mods, can you flair this as NSFW? I forgot.”
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flair In A Sentence

Set your flair before you post or AutoMod will eat it.
Mods, can you flair this as NSFW? I forgot.

Origin & Usage

Reddit platform feature; the name nods to the 1999 film Office Space, where waitstaff are forced to wear 'pieces of flair.'

Variants flairedflairing

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