[Ads-l] New to me: "edgelord" - provocateur

[Andy Bach]

"Edgelord" is modern slang describing a provocateur, often one with an
adolescent mindset and lacking subtlety or restraint. The term derives from
the word "edgy", which is used to describe things which are designed to be
provocative.
https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2036:_Edgelord

from:
https://xkcd.com/2036/


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