Palm Down Hand on Reddit

What it signals here

upvote context

Appears in top comments that are collectively 'pressing down' on a controversial or bad opinion.

community use

Used humorously in community threads to bury terrible suggestions or hot takes.

subreddit meaning

Popular in r/memes, r/teenagers, and roast-style subreddits to signal utter dismissal.

karma context

High-karma comments often use it as a punchline to dismiss low-effort posts or obvious karma farming.

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