Okay, so the other day I was scrolling through some forums and kept seeing people posting “43” in the comments. I was like, “What the heck is going on?” I had absolutely no clue what it meant, so I decided to do some digging.
My Quest to Figure Out “43”
First, I typed “what does 43 mean” into the good ol’ search bar. The initial results were all over the place – angel numbers, numerology, some sports stuff… nothing that really seemed to fit the context I was seeing it in.
Then I started checking out Urban Dictionary. I figured it had to be some kind of slang, right? I scrolled through a few entries, and some of them were kinda wild! But then, I found a few that were referencing online communities. I did more detailed searches, and I started getting suspicious. I felt something was not right.

I went back to the forums where I originally saw the “43” comments. I started looking at the threads more closely, and I noticed a pattern. A lot of the posts were about, well, let’s just say “adult” topics. Some of them were even getting pretty sketchy.
I dug even deeper. I started looking at user profiles, post histories, and the kinds of communities these people were active in. And that’s when it hit me. It was a code! It seems some people are using “43” to signal or search for something totally not okay, that I won’t even repeat here.
The “43” Revelation
Honestly, I was pretty shocked. I mean, I knew the internet could be a weird place, but this was next-level stuff. It’s kinda scary how easily people can hide things in plain sight.
So, yeah, that’s what I found out about “43.” It’s not some innocent number. It’s a code, and not a good one. I’ll definitely be keeping an eye out for it in the future, and you should too.