# slashdot

> English word · Verb · frequency rank #80,893

## Definitions
1. To render a website slow or unusable via the unusually large number of page requests that result from a link on a very popular web site.

## Etymology
After Slashdot, a site that commonly links to other, smaller sites.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/slashdot