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snert

snert noun: a participant in online discussions who is generally obnoxious and insulting.

Noun (1)

snert (plural snerts)

  1. (Internet, dated) A participant in online discussions who is generally obnoxious and insulting.
    • A small army of AOL technicians vigilantly patrols for snerts (read the "The Control Room" sidebar in this chapter), but the battle is often an impasse.1995, Tom Lichty, AOL for Windows 95 Membership Kit and Tour Guide, →ISBN
    • While members like Stinkybolthole frequently posted flames, the online community studied had one very noticeable snert, who went by the name of JH, whom from a sample of ten of his posts, posted six flames, meaning 60% of his posts were flames.2008, Celia Romm Livermore, Social Networking Communities and E-Dating Services, →ISBN

Noun (2) capitalized: Snert

Snert (plural Snerts)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of snert.
    • They suggest that anonymity on the Internet allows people to set aside some aspects of their identity in order to safely express others: Snerts need someone to react to and affirm their offensive behaviour.2008, Shaheen Shariff, Cyber-Bullying, →ISBN
    • In online communities where anonymity has been use the uncontrolled abuse typical of Cyberspace's pariahs, the Snerts (Bishop, 2009), goes on without limits.2011, Alfreda Dudley, Investigating Cyber Law and Cyber Ethics, →ISBN

Forms of snert

pluralsnerts
alternative formSnert
pluralSnerts

Origin of snert

This is generally believed to be an acronym, variously considered to stand for "Snot-Nosed, Egotistical, Rude Teenager", "Snot-Nosed Eros-Ridden Teenager", "Sexually Nerdish Egotistically Rude Troll", or similar.

Questions about snert

What does snert mean?
Snert means a participant in online discussions who is generally obnoxious and insulting.
What part of speech is snert?
Snert is a noun.
What is the plural of snert?
The plural of snert is snerts.

Words near snert in the dictionary

  1. sneptaur
  2. snerk
  3. snerked
  4. snerking
  5. snerks
  6. snert
  7. snerts
  8. SNES
  9. SNESes
  10. snet
  11. Snethen

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