noun Internet Slang

orangered

· noun · internet

The orange-red Reddit inbox icon — and, by extension, getting a reply.

0

Definitions

1

Reddit's inbox notification — the little envelope that lights up orange-red when someone replies to you or sends a message. Getting 'an orangered' means someone, somewhere, has answered your comment and your dopamine is incoming.

“Logged in to seventeen orangereds and one of them was a death threat. Classic Tuesday.”
by community
0
2

Half of Reddit's old April Fools' faction war: Team Orangered vs Team Periwinkle (2014's 'The Button' and the earlier 2013 split). Picking orangered tied your username badge to the colour of the inbox.

“I was orangered till the day they killed the badges.”
by community
0

orangered In A Sentence

Logged in to seventeen orangereds and one of them was a death threat. Classic Tuesday.
I was orangered till the day they killed the badges.

Origin & Usage

Named after the hex colour Reddit used (#FF4500) for the unread inbox icon. Became a noun via heavy use in the early 2010s and was cemented by the 2013–2014 orangered vs periwinkle April Fools events.

Variants orange redOR
Tags #reddit#inbox#notifications#internet

People Also Ask

What does "orangered" mean?

It's the orange-red Reddit inbox icon, and by extension it means getting a reply or notification.

How do you use "orangered" in a sentence?

"I logged in to a fresh orangered and hoped it was good news."

Where does "orangered" come from?

It refers to Reddit's inbox alert, which lights up in an orange-red colour when you have new messages.

Comments 0