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l+ratio
What does l+ratio mean?
A stacked insult fired in comments to declare someone has lost the argument AND that their post is getting buried by negative replies. Often piled on with more tags ('+ you fell off + cope + skill issue') until it's basically a chant. Used unseriously between mates and ruthlessly between strangers.
"Bro tried to defend that take in the quotes — L+ratio."
Origin
Twitter/Stan Twitter mash-up of two existing dunks — 'taking an L' (a loss) and 'ratio' (replies outnumbering likes on a bad take). Went mainstream on TikTok comments around 2021 and got endlessly extended ('L+ratio+you fell off+cope+seethe').
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What does 'ratio' mean on its own?
When the replies on a post wildly outnumber the likes — meaning people are dragging it, not agreeing with it.
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