It has been a popularly shared meme in the last two US presidential elections. One of the most recent definitions of Copium was posted by Urban Dictionary user enterprise1701 who defined the term as 'a metaphorical opiate inhaled when faced with loss, failure or defeat, especially in sports, politics and other tribal settings.' Copium on Twitch chat is not that popular but it is definitely meme with a lot of history behind it and it is used in a more political context since 2016. Copium was being used heavily in some emotes where the original emote/meme was edited to show Pepe The Frog wearing a ‘Make America Great Again’ cap. Before the mail-in votes were counted for the most recent US presidential election, it looked like Donald Trump was set to win again but Joe Biden pulled off a victory. The word originated on 4chan and it started being used heavily by right-leaning users on Reddit and other social media platforms including Twitch on Twitch. The subreddit was created in 2016 to make fun of left-leaning internet users who were upset at Donald Trump winning. On the subreddit r/the_meltdown was one of the subreddits that popularized the word. Where Did Copium Become Popular on Twitch Chat?Ĭopium’s Twitch chat presence is not too relevant but it is a commonly used word on Reddit and other social media platforms. Each team can only have 2 of each hero, although some Arcade game modes allow multiple. Each hero offers a unique style of play, and is classified under one of three roles: Tank, Damage, or Support. Generally, it is depicted using a Pepe the Frog meme that shows the character hooked to a Copium tank. There are 35 playable heroes in Overwatch. Copium in Twitch chat refers to the use of this fictional drug to cope with loss or failure on stream. One of the most commonly used portmanteau words used by us is “brunch” which is a combination of breakfast and lunch.Ĭopium is a combination of Cope (creating a psychological defense of a lighter belief to deal with a harsh truth) and Opium (a Drug). Whenever two words are combined to form a new word, it is known as a portmanteau word.

If anyone has suggestions of subreddits I might've missed just post them below.Copium in Twitch chat is a portmanteau word. Having even a small list of selected subreddits on the sidebar would go a long way.Īnyway hopefully someone finds this useful.ĥ0k r/Competitiveoverwatch - Competitve OW discussion, strategy, tournaments, etc.Ĥ0k r/OverwatchUniversity - Strategy, getting better, etc.Ĩk r/Overwatch_Memes/ - Le Harambe is not deadĤ,5k r/pharmercy/ - Pharah and Mercy togetherģ.6k r/SpongeWatch/ - Sponge Bob / Overwatch crossoverĢ,8k r/OWConsole/ - Overwatch on consolesġ,8k r/shittyOverwatchPotGs/ - Play of The Shameġ.6k r/Overwatch_XboxOne - XboxOne discussionġ,4k r/OverwatchCirclejerk/ - I'm a Mercy main btwġ.4k r/OverwatchHeroConcepts - Hero ConceptsĠ,8k r/ggoverwatch/ - Girl Gamers OverwatchĠ,6k r/OverwatchDadjokes/ - What is Reaper's favorite web browser?Ġ,5k r/Overwatch_LFG/ - Looking For GroupĠ,5k r/Widowtracer/ - Widowmaker & Tracer fanart Blizzard is the first company to make me feel too poor to play a game. So many people have no idea that helpful subreddits like Overwatch University or Overwatch LFT exist not even mentioning the smaller ones. Never thought I would be disqualified from playing overwatch based on my ability afford a phone contract, but here we are. I'm not exactly sure exactly why there is no list of related subreddits in the sidebar. And thought I would share my list of OW related subreddits.

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