Lab Coat on Reddit

What it signals here

upvote context

Upvoted when someone provides an exceptionally well-researched or scientifically sound comment in any subreddit.

community use

Common in r/medicalschool, r/premed, r/nursing, r/science, and r/askdocs communities.

subreddit meaning

In r/mildlyinfuriating and debate subs, used sarcastically when someone is being condescendingly 'scientific' without basis.

karma context

Karma-boosting when used in context of exposing medical misinformation or providing expert-level corrections.

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