ENTRY NO. 0226 EXAMINED 2026-08-29 2 CONFIGURATIONS ON FILE

NTA

01 REDDIT ADVICE FORUM VERDICT 02 GENERAL SOCIAL JUDGMENT (YOU WEREN'T WRONG)
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Reddit advice forum verdict

The jury of internet strangers has spoken: you did nothing wrong.
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Variations

  • N.T.A.
  • nta
  • not the a-hole
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Origin

Coined within r/AmITheAsshole (founded 2013) as shorthand for one of the subreddit's four standard verdicts, alongside YTA, ESH, and NAH. The abbreviation caught on fast because typing out 'not the asshole' forty times a day gets old.

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Examples

"NTA, your sister invited herself to your wedding and then complained about the seating chart."
"Everyone in the comments agreed NTA, he was well within his rights to leave the group chat."
"I posted my roommate situation and got a landslide of NTA, which felt validating honestly."
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Cultural context

Functions as internet due process: a crowdsourced verdict system that's spread from Reddit into everyday texting and group chats whenever someone needs an outside ruling on a conflict. Deploy it when a friend recaps drama and wants a clean, meme-flavored absolution rather than actual advice.

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General social judgment (you weren't wrong)

Informal verdict meaning you weren't wrong in a conflict — 'Not The Asshole.'
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Variations

  • NTA btw
  • nta fr
  • not the a-hole
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Origin

Short for 'Not The Asshole,' the exculpatory verdict handed out on Reddit's r/AmITheAsshole subreddit, where users post conflict stories for a moral jury to judge as NTA or YTA. It escaped the subreddit's flair system sometime in the mid-2010s and now shows up anywhere someone needs a quick verdict, subreddit membership optional.

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Examples

"NTA, your sister should not have shown up uninvited to your wedding."
"I told him NTA for leaving the group chat after that comment."
"Reading your text again — NTA, he's just mad you set a boundary."
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Cultural context

Functions as internet-native absolution: fast, judgmental, and slightly self-aware about being judgmental. Safe to use in texts and comment sections; using it out loud in casual conversation flags you as someone who reads a lot of subreddit drama.

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