noun Internet Slang

karma

· noun · internet

Reddit's point score racked up from upvotes on your posts and comments.

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Definitions

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On Reddit, the running total of upvotes minus downvotes your posts and comments have collected. It's a meaningless internet number that people somehow still fight over — high karma signals you've been around, posted bangers, or relentlessly farmed easy subs. Required to post in some communities, used as a vibe check everywhere else.

“Bro made a throwaway with 12 karma and is in here lecturing everyone.”
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The broader idea of cosmic payback — do bad, get bad back; do good, get good back. Used online any time someone reaps what they sowed, usually with smug satisfaction.

“He cut everyone off on the motorway and got pulled two minutes later — instant karma.”
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karma In A Sentence

Bro made a throwaway with 12 karma and is in here lecturing everyone.
He cut everyone off on the motorway and got pulled two minutes later — instant karma.

Origin & Usage

Reddit launched the karma system in 2005 as a public tally of net upvotes, borrowing the Sanskrit concept of cosmic payback for online clout.

Variants post karmacomment karmakarma whorekarma farming
Tags #reddit#score#reputation#voting

People Also Ask

Does Reddit karma do anything?

Mostly nothing. Some subs require a minimum to post, and it gates a few features, but you can't spend it or cash it in.

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