Common Acronyms
An acronym commonly used to ask if someone was in the wrong
What is AITH (Am I the A**hole)?
The anniversary of the day a user joined Reddit
What is Cake Day?
An acronym to describe something happening in person
What is IRL (In Real Life)?
An upvote or downvote a user receives on their posts or comments
What is Karma?
An acronym used to describe original content
What is OC?
An acronym used for Q&A type posts
What is AMA (Ask Me Anything)?
What is a Mod?
An acronym described to warn someone of inappropriate content
What is NSFW (Not Suitable For Work)?
What is a Redditor?
An acronym used to let readers know that their comments and criticism are welcome.
What is CCW (Comments/Criticism Welcome)?
An acronym used to address or identify the person who created the post.
What is OP (Original Poster)?
A community or forum dedicated to a specific topic
What is a subreddit?
An acronym used to state its is their own opinion
What is IMO (In My Opinion) or IMHO (In My Honest/Humble Opinion)?
A term used to describe when something has been posted to more than one place
What is X-Post or Cross Posted?
An acronym used to signify the post is safe to read around others.
What is SFW (Safe For Work)?
An acronym to alert the public about something.
What is PSA (Public Service Announcement)?
An abbreviation used to indicate sarcasm on Reddit
What is /s?
An acronym used to describe someone's partner
What is SO (Significant Other)?
A person who reads posts and comments but does not post or comment themselves
What is a Lurker?
Used to introduce a GIF or image of a facial expression.
What is MFW/MRW (My Face When/ My Reaction When)?
An acronym used to summarize a long post or comment
What is TL;DR (Too Long Didn't Read)?
A term used to identify a Reddit employee
What is an Admin?
An acronym used to express disappointment
What is SMH (Shaking My Head)?
The term used to describe the etiquette expected on Reddit
What is Reddiquette?
An acronym used when someone just learned something they probably already should have know.
What is TIL (Today I learned)?