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I don't understand. What does "hug of death" mean?

• grzm 10y ago
  A rush of traffic that overwhelms a site due to a submission. Similar to being slashdotted or fireballed.
  • willvarfar 10y ago
    general term: "thundering herd" :)
    • signa11 10y ago
      > general term: "thundering herd" :) more like "thundering nerds" ;)
    • mitchtbaum 10y ago
      so I searched, "stampede" it seems too chaotic though synonyms: crush, jam, trampling hmm... "traffic jam" :)
  • qwertyuiop924 10y ago
    ...Or being wanged.