歪楼 (wāilóu): (forum slang) for a thread to g…

Meanings

1 (forum slang) for a thread to go off-topic
2 for a discussion to drift into side tangents

Characters

歪

Examples

这个帖子歪楼了。

Zhège tiězi wāilóu le.

This thread has gone off-topic.

大家不要歪楼，专心讨论。

Dàjiā bú yào wāilóu, zhuānxīn tǎolùn.

Don't derail the thread, stay on topic.

Tips

culture

Building on the 楼 (building = thread) metaphor: a thread staying on topic is a straight building; replies wandering off-topic literally 'tilt the building' — 歪楼. If replies pile up enough the whole 'tower' leans until it effectively collapses.