It’s #2 - I’ve heard it used as an analogy to the D&D spells ‘Power Word Stun’ and ‘… Kill’. If you have an anonymous handle somewhere, then either in or out of its context, to hear of the other one could have a stunning and alarming effect.
In any case, I see from Fluttershy’s comment that this is fairly public, in which case ‘power word’ does not apply.
It’s #2 - I’ve heard it used as an analogy to the D&D spells ‘Power Word Stun’ and ‘… Kill’. If you have an anonymous handle somewhere, then either in or out of its context, to hear of the other one could have a stunning and alarming effect.
In any case, I see from Fluttershy’s comment that this is fairly public, in which case ‘power word’ does not apply.