Nose: Medium-dark Skin Tone on Reddit

What it signals here

upvote context

Upvoted on posts where someone narrates sniffing out a lie, a scam, or a cheating partner.

community use

Used in r/AmITheAsshole, r/relationship_advice, and r/mildlyinfuriating to signal metaphorical 'smell-testing' of a situation.

subreddit meaning

In r/Frugal or r/PersonalFinance, used when someone sniffs out a bad deal. In r/BlackBeauty, used in representation contexts.

karma context

Posts or comments using it in a witty 'I can smell the red flags' way tend to get high karma for relatability.

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