What Does This Mean?
Reddit slang for a user from outside a community who joins a discussion about that community and spoils it for those watching, for example by arguing in a thread that others were only following for entertainment. The image is of ruining the popcorn of people who came to watch.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
""Please don't go into their thread and argue; that's pissing in the popcorn for everyone watching.""
LORE & ORIGIN
Recent term; no dated source found yet. The phrase is used on Reddit, especially around drama-watching communities where spectators observe a dispute between other groups.
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