Meaning

2 senses
  1. Research at an Internet forum where questions may be posed for other people to answer.

  2. Vigilante justice where Internet users collaborate to find people and punish them by public exposure, harassment, or intimidation.

Origin

Possibly a back-formation from human flesh search engine.

Possibly a back-formation from human flesh search engine.

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Forms

plural: human-flesh searches

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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