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reddit

adj · name · noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɹɛdɪt/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɛdɪt
  • CMU ARPABET: R EH1 D IH0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, or resembling, Reddit's culture or user base.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, derogatory, usually

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2

name

Meaning 2

An American social news aggregation, content rating, and discussion website.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Reddit's users considered collectively; Reddit's user base, Redditors.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang, uncountable

Examples

  • Reddit praised him for doing a simple act of decency.
  • Hello, Reddit! Mind helping me with this Sudoku problem?

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A subreddit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: colloquial

Examples

  • I tried visiting the atheism Reddit; biggest mistake of my life.

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A person's profile on Reddit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, uncommon

Examples

  • I did some snooping and found her Reddit.

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6

verb

Meaning 6

Alternative form of Reddit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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7

verb

Meaning 7

To mention (something) on the website Reddit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, transitive

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History

Etymology

The website was founded on June 23, 2005, by Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian, and the name is a play on words of read it (with read in the past tense).