(Internet slang) An extreme spike in usage of an Internet service that causes an outage of said service.
(Internet slang) An extreme spike in usage of an Internet service that causes an outage of said service.
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(slang) To resolve a conflict by hugging; to mark forgiveness by hugging.
Taking up too much of something so others cannot use it.
(transitive, slang, derogatory, offensive) To insert into a hugbox; to insert into an environment that validates or reinforces a narrow set of beliefs by relying on false positivity and excluding any form of criticism.
(computing, idiomatic, figuratively, humorous) To overwhelm a web server through organic user-driven demand, such that the server goes offline or is in danger of doing so.
(slang) An environment that validates or reinforces a narrow set of beliefs by relying on false positivity and excluding any form of criticism.