hamplanet
English
Alternative forms
- ham planet
Etymology
ham + planet. Originated on Reddit.
Noun
hamplanet (plural hamplanets)
- (Internet slang, derogatory) An extremely obese person.
- Synonym: landwhale
- 2014 February 24, Nuzha Nuseibeh, “The Best (And Absolute Worst) Body Campaigns”, in Bustle:
- Deep inside the world of Reddit is a section called r/fatpeoplestories, where 60,000 subscribers gather to invent words (like "hamplanet") and other ways to make fun of overweight people.
- 2015 June 11, Alex Abad-Santos, “Why Reddit's ban on Fat People Hate is ripping it apart”, in Vox:
- The users of FPH referred to themselves "shitlords" and "shitladies," a mild acknowledgment that they knew they were mean people. And they would call the fat people they were laughing at names like "hamplanet," "landwhale," and "butterbeast."
- 2015 June 12, Caitlin Dewey, “Censorship, fat-shaming and the 'Reddit revolt': How Reddit became the Alamo of the Internet’s ongoing culture war”, in The Washington Post:
- Reddit is not actually protecting overweight people. Of the five forums banned, two — Fat People Hate and Ham Planet Hatred — did relate to fat-shaming.