karma whore

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Someone excessively dedicated to gaining karma (“a score assigned to a user or post on a…

   Someone excessively dedicated to gaining karma (“a score assigned to a user or post on a discussion forum, indicating popularity or perceived value”), often by disagreeable methods such as reposting content or creating fake stories.

   • People who aim to accrue karma on reddit are referred to as, even by themselves, as karma-whores.
2. 2

   To act as a karma whore.

   • But claims of photoshopping and "karma whoring" didn't unmask a troll — instead, it spurred "pussyrammer" to post photographic proof that she was who she claimed to be.
   • A rather simple case of Karmawhoring is embodied in posts providing narrative teasers of possible stories. The respective users assure they would be willing to tell more, if only other users would upvote the post in advance.

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