• Rivalarrival@lemmy.today
        8·
        11 months ago

        I mean, we aren’t using it in the literal sense here. Literally, a trifecta is when you correctly guess the first three finishers in a race, in the correct order.

        Now, if you had a propensity for blocking people who spoke about Elon, and you had a propensity for blocking people who spoke about reddit, and you had a propensity for blocking people who linked to paywalled articles, then you could colloquially say that OP “hit the trifecta”, and “won” a ban.

        Offhand, I can’t think of a specific word where two instigating factors invite a specific response. I’m sure there is one, but I am equally sure that word is not “trifecta”.

          • Rivalarrival@lemmy.today
            5·
            11 months ago

            The best colloquial term for that rant is probably “doubling down”.

            You are correct on one thing: I have not heard that phrase used in the manner in which you describe.

              • Rivalarrival@lemmy.today
                41·
                11 months ago

                so I suppose you could say i’m trifecting down.

                I suppose you could say that, but no, I could not.

                • Meho_Nohome@sh.itjust.works
                  1·
                  11 months ago

                  You could if you had faith in yourself. My momma always said “Jeff, you could do anything you want if you weren’t so damned stupid”. That’s why I never had faith in myself.