netherite

Netherite is Minecraft stuff, like the top tier upgrade material you use to turn diamond gear into super armor. The internet slang version came from a viral TikTok where someone stuttered and it sounded like a racial slur, so people started dropping “netherite” jokes as shorthand for that awkward accidental blurt. It is basically “oops, I said something bad” as a meme, but rebranded so you can laugh without saying the actual