The comic, which can update up to 10 times a day, has amassed an enormous fan following in its two years of existence. The story follows the adventures of dozens of teenage humans and trolls in an interactive and sometimes Flash-animated format. Homestuck: The fourth and most popular webcomic posted on a site called MS Paint Adventures. Hnnng: The term used when a user encounters something or someone he or she finds very, very desirable. Even a cartoon might be used if it fits with the user’s opinions or feelings. This term often coincides with a photo or GIF of anything that relates to his or her current mood. GPOY: Short for Gratuitous Picture of Yourself, but its meaning has extended far beyond actual photos of the user. While the image appears to make “real girls” who use Tumblr seem better than “other girls” who use Facebook, Tumblr users turned the conceit on its head by making an image meant to parody girls pitted against each other into an expression of lesbian love. Usually depicted through fan art, Tumblr is a female hipster and 4chan is a faceless green man in a business suit.īAMF: Pardon our language, but this term stands for badass motherf*cker, though Tumblr users more frequently use the term sarcastically.Ĭreamsicle: This refers to an assumed romantic relationship between “other girls” and “real girls,” two caricatures designed to parody the difference between girls that use Tumblr and Facebook.
The implication here is that the Tumblr user is so bowled over by an event that he or she can’t even form words.Ĥchumbler: A term that refers to the assumed romantic relationship between personified versions of Tumblr and 4Chan ( yes, really). alksjdf lksfd: An expression of pure excitement. Here are 18 of Tumblr’s most pervasive terms, defined. But when we shared the story around, our less Tumblr-savvy friends were confused.Īnd so, in the tradition of our Reddit lexicon, we devised a true guide to Tumblrspeak. The article was neither helpful nor a guide-all the definitions were fake.
#Tubbler slang cracked
The Daily Dot cracked up last week after reading A Helpful Guide to Tumblr Slang by our friends at Slacktory. To get the parody, you have to understand the original first.
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