What does "bumping" mean?
By bjcyrix
@bjcyrix (6901)
Philippines
May 31, 2008 11:05am CST
Ive always wondered what "bumping" mean. This doesnt have a double meaning or at least I dont think so. Ive always read this in forums and around the internet.
What does it mean to "bump" someone's messages and what does it mean to "self-bump"? What are otehr situations where "bumping" can be done or can happen?
Im a pretty logical person and Ive tried to make sense of it but Im clearly at a loss.
Hope someone can help and enlighten me on this. Thanks!^_^
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6 responses
@ycpgoldberg (807)
• Malaysia
31 May 08
Bump in internet:
Reply own message or other message meaningless,
just to make the message become the first in the list.
Bump in real life:
If you driving car too fast,
and didn't stop when you see red light in traffic light,
probably you will bump into other car or bump by other car.
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@bjcyrix (6901)
• Philippines
31 May 08
Thanks for the 2 definitions. But I kinda knew what the 'bump' in real life is especially around traffic. HAvent been in one yet, thankfully.LOL
So replying in your own message can be considered bumping. Do forums really allow that? I thought they didnt. Well, myLot is actually one of the first forum type site I joined and we all know that we cant reply to our own message. WE cant even edit our own discussions. Thats ok. Thanks for explaining.^_^
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@bjcyrix (6901)
• Philippines
31 May 08
Right. Thanks for the correction.LOL Im sorry if Im not making sense anymore. Its almost 2AM here and I still have to go to my Grandma's birthday party this noon. I made a promise to a myLot friend and so Im keeping it. Thanks for being patient.^_^
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@ycpgoldberg (807)
• Malaysia
31 May 08
Actually,
the traffic one is an example I giving.
Here another example:
"Bump the door".
Definition of bump is:
To strike or collide with. (From Dictionary)
Meaning,
hit something while you have some velocity.(From my brain)
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@pixelpixie (473)
• Canada
31 May 08
In forums and certain places the more posts your thread has the higher up it appears in the main list.
People "bump" to keep their thread popular.
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@pixelpixie (473)
• Canada
31 May 08
A lot of people just type the word "bump", hehe.
Or they write something really random.
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@peaceful (3294)
• United States
31 May 08
To BUMP means to add a comment to a discussion that moves it back to the top of the list of discussions! :)
@Foxfire1875 (2010)
•
31 May 08
It comes from
B - bring
U - up
M - my
P - post
But I guess it's been around so long no one really remembers this and also it kinda describes the action of getting a post/discussion back to the top of the list of post/discussions, so nobody has bothered to think about it.
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@Foxfire1875 (2010)
•
1 Jun 08
I've been on loads of forums and for far too long 
. It's one of those things that you just use without really thinking about.
. It's one of those things that you just use without really thinking about.1 person likes this
@bjcyrix (6901)
• Philippines
5 Jun 08
ei, sorry for the late comment on your comment. Dont get notifications when this happens. You're fond of forums huh? I think its nice and sort of like a huge group messenger conference but Im really not that taken with the forum type of format. Thanks for the info again.^_^
Where'd that come from? You mean its been around all these years? Im really not that active in forums maybe thats why I havent come across this yet. Thanks for the acronym and the response. I never really thought about that one.^_^
@iftikharsumn (1471)
• Pakistan
1 Jun 08
i know only meaning dear
bumping mean"Knock against with force or violence"
@JBKnutsen (425)
• Northern Mariana Islands
7 Jun 08
Bump means bring my page/post up. Simple as that :)
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