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** ''Explanation:'' In reference to the ''#StopGamerGate2014'' hashtag, an anti-GG attempt on social media back in 2014 to denounce GG as a reactionary, misogynistic movement. Not only did it fail to last, but in time it became a mocking shorthand for how GG is supposed to collapse ''any'' day now.
* "Listen and Believe."
** ''Explanation:'' In the 2014 XOXO Festival held in Portland, Oregon, Anita Sarkeesian of Feminist Frequency [http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/listen-and-believe invoked the phrase "Listen and Believe"] in her speech on online harassment and sexism. Since then, it's come to be seen as a mocking reference to the sort of mindsets and narratives promoted by anti-GG, SJWs, the "regressive" Left and authoritarians in general. Comparisons have since been made between the phrase and ''[[
* FullMcIntosh.
** ''Explanation:'' A reference to the likes of Jonathan McIntosh of Feminist Frequency [[Author Tract|and his ideological musings]], which could charitably be called loaded, if not outright extremist. Related are variations of the phrase "Never go FullMcIntosh," which are usually uttered after encountering such instances.
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** ''Explanation:'' [http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/intimidation-game A reference] to an infamous [[So Bad It's Good]] episode from ''[[Law and Order Special Victims Unit]]'' that's [[Ripped from the Headlines|inspired by GG]] that even includes an attempt to paint gamers as terrorists akin to ISIS. Seen by many on both sides as a modern successor of sorts to ''[[Reefer Madness]]'', it's since become material for various parodies and mockeries. It's also the source of such lines like "Go home, gamer girl!" and "They leveled up!" All spoken without any shred of irony.
* Megaphones.
** ''Explanation:'' Attributed to Leigh Alexander, one of the writers involved in the initial stream of "Gamers are Dead" pieces in 2014 and directly responsible for the line "Gamers don't have to be your audience." The source of this particular meme comes from a series of tweets predating GG in which Leigh [https://web.archive.org/web/20160802180637/http://thisisvideogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Bw0drqSCQAAB4us.jpg threatens another writer's career and reputation], including the phrase "I am a megaphone." The term has since come to describe not just her but SJWs in general and anyone abusing media to peddle ideological screeds.
* "Meow."
** ''Explanation:'' A reference to a peculiar trend of randomly and constantly posting cat sounds by users in the main pro-GG [[Reddit|subreddit]], KotakuInAction back in 2014 and early 2015. It was done as a way of mocking the tendency among anti-GG to hunt for recurring words and terms on the subreddit to "prove" that pro-GG are a [[Straw Misogynist]] mob. These days, it's considered a [[Discredited Meme]] of sorts by the subreddit's users in general.
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** ''Explanation:'' A term usually associated with either figures implicated in the events leading up to GG or the more vocal anti-GG detractors, most notably Zoe Quinn, Anita Sarkeesian and Brianna Wu; "Literally '''Wu'''" in the latter's case sometimes. Dating back to 2014, it was both intended to highlight how such figures aren't the center of attention regarding the controversies surrounding GG and an attempt to deny such people of (even more) publicity; although it's been argued that at least Quinn wouldn't have had any publicity at all outside the industry if it wasn't for GG, it's also been brought up how her actions have been aimed at publicity regardless of GG. Although anti-GG are fond of using it as alleged proof of pro-GG dehumanizing opposition, the term itself has largely become a [[Forced Meme]] though still used mockingly in discussions.
* "Not taking your games away."
** ''Explanation:'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20160306214749/http://blogjob.com/oneangrygamer/2014/12/shes-not-gonna-take-your-games-away-says-jim-sterling-gta-5-gets-banned/ A phrase attributed] to Jim "[[Jimquisition]]" Sterling back in 2013, it originally served as a defence of [[Feminist Frequency]], pointing out how neither Anita nor her colleagues were purportedly calling for censorship in gaming. In light of GG, variations of the phrase came to be associated with anti-GG and certain elements in games media (including Sterling himself), particularly as mocking rebuke to accusations of unethical, censorious and slanderous practices. [[Ironic Echo|Which proved]] [[Harsher in Hindsight]] when games like ''[[Grand Theft Auto]] V'' were being pulled from shelves in countries like Australia, with more than a handful of anti-GG and game journalists ''endorsing'' such actions.
* "The Right Side of History."
** ''Explanation'': While the term itself has been around for generations, it's used mockingly by pro-GG in reference to the tendency by anti-GG, authoritarians and the Regressive Left to invoke some variation of that phrase as a means to either stifle dialogue or prop up moral superiority.
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* "NPCs/NPC Wojak."
** ''Explanation'': A term originally from 4chan and some gaming circles in social media commenting on how certain people in real life function like walking [[Non-Player Character]]<nowiki/>s without any "inner voice" or self-reflection (among other criteria). Since then, it's gained traction on the KotakuInAction subreddit and elsewhere as it perfectly describes not only how SJWs, "regressives" and authoritarian activists behave. But also some elements of the media at large (especially on rehashing and doubling down on the same narratives), with outlets like CNN and the ''New York Times'' rebuking it as dehumanizing.
* "Reset the clock."
** Explanation: [https://archive.today/20181023070851/https://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/8vj3sx/what_does_restart_the_clock_mean/ Originating from the KotakuInAction subreddit] in part as a nod to the old "X days since accident" joke, it refers to how much time seem<nowiki/>s to pass between male<nowiki/> feminist "allies" (particularly those professing to be anti-GG) being exposed as ''exactly'' the kind of people they claim pro-GGers are.
== Not directly related (echoes -- Here We Go Again) ==
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** ''Explanation'': "Gamers don't have to be your audience" was reused with variations. The term itself is a reference to how the upcoming TV series <nowiki>''</nowiki>[[ThunderCats]] Go" comes off among more than a few fans of Western Animation as being the worst excesses of the "CalArts" mentality made manifest.
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