<![CDATA[Are you baffled by strange slang on here like "toot" or "boost" or "John Mastodon"?]]>Are you baffled by strange slang on here like "toot" or "boost" or "John Mastodon"? These and many other terms are explained in this guide:

➑️ https://fedi.tips/what-are-toots-what-are-boosts-what-are-cws-what-are-instances-what-is-birdsite

If there's a term missing from the guide, please post it in the replies.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/78e54565-636b-4f14-b291-75b1546ed64f/are-you-baffled-by-strange-slang-on-here-like-toot-or-boost-or-john-mastodonRSS for NodeThu, 28 May 2026 20:26:44 GMTTue, 28 Apr 2026 15:26:59 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Are you baffled by strange slang on here like "toot" or "boost" or "John Mastodon"? on Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:38:08 GMT]]>@strypey

Some Fediverse devs talk about statuses when discussing technical stuff about code etc, and some users and third party apps call them toots. Just wanted to cover all the words people might hear for describing posts πŸ™‚

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.growyourown.services/users/FediTips/statuses/116494400785746690https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.growyourown.services/users/FediTips/statuses/116494400785746690Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:38:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Are you baffled by strange slang on here like "toot" or "boost" or "John Mastodon"? on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:13:04 GMT]]>@FediTips ahhh, I see, thank you!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kind.social/users/joy70/statuses/116489347686498351https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kind.social/users/joy70/statuses/116489347686498351Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:13:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Are you baffled by strange slang on here like "toot" or "boost" or "John Mastodon"? on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:43:14 GMT]]>@joy70

Thanks, I've rephrased it slightly to make it clearer!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.growyourown.services/users/FediTips/statuses/116489230405601700https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.growyourown.services/users/FediTips/statuses/116489230405601700Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:43:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Are you baffled by strange slang on here like "toot" or "boost" or "John Mastodon"? on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:56:44 GMT]]>@FediTips

🍍 Ah ha fruitiness.

In England people used to rent them as table decoration fruit if they could not afford to actually eat them. Now they are often used as symbols on wealthy fencing tops or other signs of colonial fruits. Now people lop off the top and plant them in soil to grow an exotic indoor or outdoor plant...

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://wehavecookies.social/ap/users/115966892383257080/statuses/116486452281921984https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://wehavecookies.social/ap/users/115966892383257080/statuses/116486452281921984Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:56:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Are you baffled by strange slang on here like "toot" or "boost" or "John Mastodon"? on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:20:46 GMT]]>@FediTips

There is nothing strange about our Lord and Savior John Mastodon, please take that back!

/s πŸ™‚

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.hackers.town/users/float13/statuses/116484187529845126https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.hackers.town/users/float13/statuses/116484187529845126Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:20:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Are you baffled by strange slang on here like "toot" or "boost" or "John Mastodon"? on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:15:30 GMT]]>@FediTips ya John Mastodon has been in hiding...

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://disabled.social/users/MikeImBack/statuses/116483930885406280https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://disabled.social/users/MikeImBack/statuses/116483930885406280Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:15:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Are you baffled by strange slang on here like "toot" or "boost" or "John Mastodon"? on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:26:30 GMT]]>@FediTips

I -can- say that is the first time I have even seen the phrase β€˜John Mastodon’ in two years here.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Chancerubbage/statuses/116483502253900669https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Chancerubbage/statuses/116483502253900669Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:26:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Are you baffled by strange slang on here like "toot" or "boost" or "John Mastodon"? on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:09:47 GMT]]>@FediTips Thank you, it's helpful!
There might be an error at the item "defederate" : would it be "unacceptable" instead of "acceptable"?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kind.social/users/joy70/statuses/116483436530944898https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kind.social/users/joy70/statuses/116483436530944898Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:09:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Are you baffled by strange slang on here like "toot" or "boost" or "John Mastodon"? on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:51:17 GMT]]>@FediTips awoooo! 🍍🍍🍍

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sfba.social/users/scott/statuses/116483363792147271https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sfba.social/users/scott/statuses/116483363792147271Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:51:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Are you baffled by strange slang on here like "toot" or "boost" or "John Mastodon"? on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:28:15 GMT]]>@FediTips john mastodon can be shortened to SHAFT

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/Kierkegaanks/statuses/116483037302936728https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/Kierkegaanks/statuses/116483037302936728Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:28:15 GMT