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cybernat

Syllables: cy·ber·nat/ˈsaɪbənæt//ˈsaɪbɚnæt/

cybernat noun: a Scottish nationalist who takes part in Internet activism.

Noun

cybernat (plural cybernats)

  1. (UK, informal) A Scottish nationalist who takes part in Internet activism.
    • He [Iain Gray] added: “Back in May I asked Alex Salmond to get a grip of these ‘cyber nats’ bloggers. At the time they were spreading rumours about me and other politicians as well. I think Alex Salmond has to come to parliament, apologise, and explain just exactly what has gone on.”2009 November 29, “Parties Demand Salmond Holds Blog Smear Inquiry”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 02 Dec 2009
    • The time could not be more crucial, with the referendum on Scottish independence only two years away, and fears emerging that the war of words between so-called ‘cybernats’ and ‘cyberbrits’ could distort or even stifle mainstream political discourse. Labour peer Lord Foulkes claims crediting for...2012 July 5, “Cybernats and Cyberbrits: How Do They Affect Mainstream Political Debate?: Scotland Tonight Discusses the Phenomenon of Abusive Online Comments and Attacks”, in STV, archived from the...

Examples of cybernat in a sentence

  • Rather than initiating discussions about policy or ideas, cybernats demonise those opposed to the SNP and independence and dismiss them as, inter alia, cowardly, unpatriotic, and even traitorous.2012 July 5, “Cybernats and Cyberbrits: How Do They Affect Mainstream Political Debate?: Scotland Tonight Discusses the Phenomenon of...
  • The much-vaunted phenomenon of the "cybernat", spraying online vitriol from a dingy bedroom, does indubitably exist, but so does its exact equivalent on the opposite side.2016, Mike Parker, “Caledonia Dreaming: September – December 2014”, in The Greasy Poll: Diary of a Controversial Election, Talybont...

Forms of cybernat

pluralcybernats

Origin of cybernat

Clipping of cybernationalist as a play on cybernaut, said to have been coined by British politician George Foulkes, Baron Foulkes of Cumnock (born 1942): see the 5 July 2012 quotation.

Questions about cybernat

What does cybernat mean?
Cybernat means a Scottish nationalist who takes part in Internet activism.
How do you use cybernat in a sentence?
Rather than initiating discussions about policy or ideas, cybernats demonise those opposed to the SNP and independence and dismiss them as, inter alia, cowardly, unpatriotic, and even traitorous.
What part of speech is cybernat?
Cybernat is a noun.
How do you pronounce cybernat?
Cybernat is pronounced /ˈsaɪbənæt/ (UK).
What is the plural of cybernat?
The plural of cybernat is cybernats.

Words near cybernat in the dictionary

  1. cybermyths
  2. cybername
  3. cybernames
  4. cybernarrative
  5. cybernarratives
  6. cybernat
  7. cybernate
  8. cybernated
  9. cybernates
  10. cybernating
  11. cybernation

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