"karma farm" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: karma farms [present, singular, third-person], karma farming [participle, present], karma farmed [participle, past], karma farmed [past]
Etymology: From karma + -farm (systematically manipulating others into giving a particular response). Etymology templates: {{af|en|karma|-farm|pos2=systematically manipulating others into giving a particular response}} karma + -farm (systematically manipulating others into giving a particular response) Head templates: {{en-verb}} karma farm (third-person singular simple present karma farms, present participle karma farming, simple past and past participle karma farmed)
  1. (Reddit slang) To attempt to increase an account's Reddit karma as quickly as possible, to increase its apparent legitimacy from the perspective of other users.
    Sense id: en-karma_farm-en-verb-DvvjG1eF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -farm

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