react Andy
English
Alternative forms
- react Anderson
- reacting Andy
Etymology
From react + Andy (“slang for a Twitch streamer”), originating from live streaming service Twitch in late 2018.[1]
Noun
react Andy (plural react Andys or react Andies)
- (Internet slang, sometimes derogatory) A streamer who publishes videos in which he or she reacts to other people's content.
- 2019 October 20, colboiii, Twitter:
- He pulls in 30k viewers to watch him be a react andy, they are there for him not the game.
- 2022 August 26, Ari Phoenix, “Twitch Slang, Emotes, and Streaming Terms Dictionary”, in Creatoko:
- Usually, streamers who reacts to others content might be called a React Andy, or the more refined React Anderson. You might also hear of someone being an 8K Andy or another number meaning the number of viewers they average.
- 2023 January 12, Scott Duwe, “XQc loses all composure after Twitch chat roasts him for 'accidentally' liking spicy TikTok”, in Dot Esports:
- XQc was browsing TikToks and reacting to them, as he often does during his "React Andy" segments of his streams, when he suddenly found himself being posed a very interesting and quite personal question from a new video.
Usage notes
- When bearing a negative connotation, it refers to a reaction streamer who provides little to no insightful commentary or "steals" other people's content.
See also
References
- “Andy (Slang)”, in Know Your Meme, 2023 September 27 (last accessed), React Andy
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