(Internet slang, neologism) A social media moderation tactic where creators intentionally pin inappropriate, offensive, or absurd user comments to the top of their comment section to highlight them to
(Internet slang, neologism) A social media moderation tactic where creators intentionally pin inappropriate, offensive, or absurd user comments to the top of their comment section to highlight them to the audience as a way to shame the user.
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A red round-headed pushpin pin. Means "this is important, don't lose it" — used to flag a message for follow-up, to mark a thread's key takeaway, or as a header for "pinned info". Standard in work Slack, Discord servers and Telegram groups where a message gets the 📌 prefix to mark its priority. Often appears at the top of FAQ posts, sticky-thread comments and bio sections.
Gamer shorthand for a pin or pinned headshot kill, often shouted in FPS voice chat.
(Internet slang, politics) An act in which a user intimidates or harasses another into changing their personal opinions because they do not consider them politically correct enough.
(internet slang, vulgar, humorous) A seemingly worthless or superficially meaningless image, video or piece of text posted to a social media platform that is intended to be humorously or ironically enjoyed.