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subreddit

subreddit

3 4.1
An online forum on Reddit about one topic
  • noun
  • /ˈsʌbˌrɛdɪt/
  • Texting
translation icon : subreddit
  • Shout out to the destiny subreddit so much, at least for that particular post.
  • a popular subreddit
  • subreddit community
  • r/subreddit

OP then goes to the subreddit legal advice.

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Examples

  • How damaging was that fight to the subreddit around them?

  • On Reddit, there is a subreddit called the Daystrom Institute in which serious Star Trek fans, right?

  • Is there a subreddit for this, for this thing?

  • Which subreddit is this again?

    Cat Person (2023)

  • And so they built their own subreddit entirely for this class, right?

  • OK This comes from the subreddit Off my chest.

    Smosh Pit

  • OK, so this is from the subreddit confessions.

  • How to create a subreddit community on Reddit

    Blog text (19)

  • On Reddit, the My Little Pony subreddit alone has almost 45,000 subscribers.

    Blog text (20)

  • There is a subreddit on Reddit where fans of classic literature discuss their favorite books.

Synonyms

forum
vssubreddit
  • Texting
430 3.2

A meeting or online place where people talk about ideas and share views

is usually specific to one platform and user community rather than any meeting place
chat room
vssubreddit
  • Texting
43 3.0

An online place where people talk in real time about a topic

is centered on threaded posts and community organization not immediate live messages
newsgroup
vssubreddit
  • Texting
6 3.8

An online group where people post messages to discuss one topic

is tied to one specific platform and community brand rather than general networks

Surface Forms

subreddit singular
subreddits plural

Morphology

subreddit = Reddit (transparent) = sub + reddit

Formed by the productive prefix 'sub-' meaning a subdivision combined with the site name 'Reddit', so the meaning 'a subsection/community of Reddit' is directly derivable.

Etymology

The word subreddit starts with sub-, which means 'under' and is the same part you see in subway and submarine. It ends with the site name Reddit, which sounds like 'read it', so a subreddit is like a smaller forum 'under' Reddit that focuses on one topic.