banhammer

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noun

The power of a sysop to block a user from participating in an online community.

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Meanings

nounbanhammer (plural banhammers)

plural banhammers · alternative ban hammer

  1. InternethumorousoftenThe power of a sysop to block a user from participating in an online community.
verbbanhammer (third-person singular simple present banhammers, present participle banhammering, simple past and past participle banhammered)

present singular third person banhammers · participle present banhammering · participle past banhammered · past banhammered · alternative ban hammer

  1. InternettransitiveTo block a user from participating in an online community.

Origin

From ban + hammer, perhaps evoking a gavel.

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APA

banhammer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banhammer

MLA

“banhammer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banhammer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “banhammer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banhammer.

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