noun Internet Slang

novelty account

· noun · internet

A Reddit account built around one running gimmick.

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An account that exists to do one specific bit and only that bit — replying in haiku, posting as Shakespeare, correcting 'could of' to 'could have' anywhere it appears. The fun is in the consistency: whenever they show up, you know exactly what you're getting.

“u/Shitty_Watercolour was the OG novelty account — every front-page thread, a new terrible painting.”
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novelty account In A Sentence

u/Shitty_Watercolour was the OG novelty account — every front-page thread, a new terrible painting.

Origin & Usage

Reddit-coined term that took off in the late 2000s / early 2010s alongside famous examples like u/Shitty_Watercolour, u/Poem_for_your_sprog, and u/AWildSketchAppeared.

Variants novelty acct
Tags #reddit#accounts#internet#meta

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