POE

n. a person or a post online that is so extreme you cannot tell if they are joking or if they really believe what they are saying.

n. a person or piece of content that exemplifies Poe's Law, where the lack of clear intent makes it impossible to distinguish sincere extremism from parody.

“I can't tell if that comment is a Poe or if he actually believes the earth is flat.”

“The forum was filled with Poes, making it nearly impossible for moderators to distinguish between genuine extremists and those mocking them.”

Slang · Informal

v. to act like you have an extreme opinion as a joke, but in a way that looks real.

v. to impersonate or mimic an extreme viewpoint so effectively that the parody is indistinguishable from a sincere expression of that view.

“He tried to Poe the group's radical ideas, but everyone thought he was serious.”

“By attempting to Poe the extremist rhetoric of the fringe group, the comedian inadvertently attracted a following of people who agreed with the satire.”

Slang · Informal

n. Stands for plasma oscillation event. It is a specific movement of charged particles in space or physics.

n. Abbreviation for plasma oscillation event. A phenomenon in plasma physics involving the rapid oscillations of electron density in conducting media such as plasmas or metals.

“The satellite recorded a significant POE during the solar storm.”

“Researchers analyzed the POE data to determine how the solar wind interacts with the planet's upper atmosphere.”

Technical