闇やみアカ

Meanings

alt account; hidden account; sub account

Internet slang for a secondary or anonymous social media account used to post content one wouldn't share on a main account. Often implies a secret or private persona.

本ほんアカでは言いえないことを闇やみアカでつぶやく。
I tweet things I can't say on my main account from my alt account.
彼かの女じょは闇やみアカで趣しゅ味みの絵えを投とう稿こうしている。
She posts her hobby art on a hidden account.

Kanji

闇get dark, gloom, disorder
垢dirt, grime, earwax

Related words

本ほんアカ
本アカ is one's main or official account, while 闇アカ is a secondary, often anonymous account used for more private or niche content.
サブ垢あか
サブ垢 is a general sub-account, not necessarily secret. 闇アカ carries a stronger nuance of hidden or dark content.

Built from

闇やみ+垢あか

Written forms

闇やみアカ
Standard written form for this internet slang term.
闇やみ垢あか
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)
Ateji spelling using 垢 for アカ; mainly seen in older or stylized internet slang. 闇アカ is the more common written form.

Etymology

Compound of 闇 (yami, 'darkness') and アカ (aka, short for アカウント, 'account'). The kanji 垢 is ateji for アカ, originally from the reading of 垢 (aka, 'dirt') used phonetically in internet slang.