[Ads-l] New to me: "edgelord" - provocateur
Andy Bach
afbach at GMAIL.COM
Thu Aug 30 21:43:38 UTC 2018
"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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