Ban hammer
The metaphorical hammer wielded by moderators when issuing bans.
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The metaphorical hammer wielded by moderators when issuing bans. Posted in chat when a moderator (or bot) bans someone, often with mock-dramatic emotes (peepoBan, BanHammer). 'Drop the ban hammer' is a request for mods to take action; 'ban hammer goes brrr' implies mass bans during a raid.
spammer caught in 4K, ban hammer time
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- banhammer73%
(Internet slang, often, humorous) The power of a sysop to block a user from participating in an online community.
- banhammer72%
(Internet slang, transitive) To block a user from participating in an online community.
- drop the hammer68%
(originally, US, informal) To take action.
- banninate mode65%
The state a moderator or admin enters when they're mass-banning with zero chill — nuking accounts, muting channels, and scorching the earth. Often invoked when a server gets raided or a community goes feral.
- banninateer64%
Someone who loves banning people, especially a moderator or admin who swings the ban hammer a little too eagerly. The -eer suffix implies enthusiastic, almost swashbuckling dedication to the act of banninat-ing.