edgelords
Online offensive poseurs
Edgelords are people who deliberately say shocking, offensive, or provocative things online to get attention or seem darkly sophisticated.
The term is dismissive—it mocks those who mistake being transgressive for being interesting: The comments section was full of edgelords posting racist jokes.
The singular edgelord describes an individual practitioner of this posturing.
Provoking reactions online
- flamebaitDeliberately inflammatory content
- inflammatoryTending to provoke outrage
- antagonisticActively opposed or hostile
- incendiaryCausing or designed for burning
baiting · triggering · offensive · contentious · mockery · derision · sardonic · acerbic
Anonymous posting site
- RedditSocial news aggregator
- DiscordGaming communication platform
- neckbeardSmug online know-it-all
- incelSelf-described unfuckable man
NEET · basement-dweller · shitposter · memelord · anon · copypasta · manifesto · pseudointellectual
Higher rank or quality
- intellectualConcerning thought and reason
- enlightenedPossessing profound insight
- sheepWoolly farm animal
- normiesConventional, unremarkable people
NPCs · snowflakes · triggered · cope · seethe · cringe · based · actually
Hatred of humankind
- accelerationismIntensify systems to destroy them
- redpillExpose to harsh truths
- incelSelf-described unfuckable man
- alt-rightRacist reactionary political movement
radicalization · manifesto · extremism · contrarianism · iconoclasm
trolling
Provoking reactions online
- flamebaitDeliberately inflammatory content
- inflammatoryTending to provoke outrage
- antagonisticActively opposed or hostile
incendiary · baiting · triggering · offensive · contentious · mockery · derision · sardonic · acerbic · cynical
4chan
Anonymous posting site
incel · NEET · basement-dweller · shitposter · memelord · anon · copypasta · manifesto · pseudointellectual
superiority
Higher rank or quality
- intellectualConcerning thought and reason
- enlightenedPossessing profound insight
- sheepWoolly farm animal
normies · NPCs · snowflakes · triggered · cope · seethe · cringe · based · actually
misanthropy
Hatred of humankind
- accelerationismIntensify systems to destroy them
- redpillExpose to harsh truths
- incelSelf-described unfuckable man
alt-right · radicalization · manifesto · extremism · contrarianism · iconoclasm
skull
Head's bone casing
nihilism · atheism · Satanism · occult · macabre · grotesque · grimdark · dystopian · anti-hero · villain
- internet usersusers, browsers, surfers, daily users, power users
- cybercriminalshacker, hackers, scammer, scammers, phishers
edgelordsMr. Rogers
Beloved PBS children's host
Keanu Reeves · cinnamon rolls · sweethearts · Bob Ross · normies
edge, edges, edged, edging, edgy, edgier, edgiest, edginess, lord