It's not actually American specific, but it is Internet slang, and it comes from people using web based message boards where the most recently used message 'threads' are at the top of the page. Some one will 'bump' an old topic to the top by posting a 'zero content reply', thus making the thread active again, thus 'bumping' the thread back to the top of the active thread list.What the **** does "bump" mean? As I live in the Netherlands english is my second (third or even fourth?) language but these american slangwords mean nothing to me. Please explain.Although there are many specific american issues debated here it is still a very international group with lots of topics for everybody. Please have some mercy with us from "abroad".
Many people have taken to writing 'bump' when they want to bump up an old thread in the hope that new attention will be paid to the subject.
It makes little sense on a mailing list where most people will be reading messages in strict chronological order, but presumably has had the desired effect of getting every one to read the original message again.
Personally I find it annoying and lazy, but I do see it a lot, particularly on message boards with high message turnover. People want their message threads to stay on the first page...
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