tripfag
tripfag noun: a person who uses a tripcode to make their posts identifiable on a generally anonymous online community such as 4chan.
Noun
tripfag (plural tripfags)
- A person who uses a tripcode to make their posts identifiable on a generally anonymous online community such as 4chan.
- The original pic showed up on /toy/ on 4chan, which is generally anonymous (excepting tripfags) so the likelihood of it even being the same original poster is likely nil.2009 December 16, Onslaught Six [username], “Re: That veteran atter,named "patrick stewart,has fooled various TFsites,into thinking his 2010 TF info he posted weeks ago is true.some beliefhe's a...
- However, tripcodes weren't popular. The people who posted on the imagechan believed that anonymity was its strongest value, and ridiculed the "tripfags" that attempted to use a real name in an anonymous society.2010, Andrew Brown, The Church of Anonymous, →ISBN, page 102
Forms of tripfag
| plural | tripfags |
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Origin of tripfag
From tripcode + -fag.
Questions about tripfag
- What does tripfag mean?
- Tripfag means a person who uses a tripcode to make their posts identifiable on a generally anonymous online community such as 4chan.
- What part of speech is tripfag?
- Tripfag is a noun.
- What is the plural of tripfag?
- The plural of tripfag is tripfags.
Words near tripfag in the dictionary
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