Definition of banhammer

banhammer    

noun

• a metaphorical hammer that is wielded by operators or moderators when banning one or more users from an online community. Also "ban hammer".

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
  
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  • See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.

  Last edited on Feb 02 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Feb 02 2010.

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Other terms relating to 'computer slang':
SCNR	Definitions include: acronym for "sorry, could not resist".
AFK	Definitions include: acronym of "away from keyboard."
cruft	Definitions include: superfluous source code that has yet to be removed.
YMMV	Definitions include: acronym for "your mileage may vary."
hacked up	Definitions include: a system that was created by hacking it up over time.
page out	Definitions include: A synonym of "swap out".
own	Definitions include: Used frequently in online gaming.
ping	Definitions include: to send a short message to someone or call them briefly, often to enquire about their availability.
page in	Definitions include: A synonym of "swap in".
webspeak	Definitions include: the words and phrases that are (mostly) unique to communication on the world wide web.
GLHF	Definitions include: acronym for "good luck, have fun".
TAY	Definitions include: acronym for "talk amongst yourselves".
g	Definitions include: short for "gangster" or "gangsta."
bogometer	Definitions include: a metaphorical device that people possess (a la gaydar) that measures how bogus something is.
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Other terms relating to 'hammer':
beef hammer	Definitions include: a penis.
dumber than a bucket of hammers	Definitions include: extremely unintelligent.
hammer	Definitions include: to interrogate.
have a face like a bag of hammers	Definitions include: to be very ugly.
yellow hammer	Definitions include: an inbred person.

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