Namefag

Pronunciation varies by accent · noun

Meaning

(Internet slang, sometimes derogatory) A person who uses a name online (either their real name or a username) as opposed to posting anonymously, especially on the 4chan community..

Definitions by Sense

1. (Internet slang, sometimes derogatory) A person who uses a name online (either their real name or a username) as opposed to posting anonymously, especially on the 4chan community.
2. (Internet slang) To reveal one's identity or have one's identity revealed.

Example Sentences

Anonymous, Monica is a "namefag", you are hogging her limelight and now she's desperate to get it back... :)

In fact, people who even used a name or tried to maintain any continuity of identity at all were generally mocked as namefags.

More people were criticizing him on AnonOps and Twitter as a namefag, moralfag, and leaderfag.

Someone who namefags themself for the attention is derided, someone who namefags themself for the cause (eg: being police contact for their locality, getting permits, etc) is lauded.

Maybe some anons not careful enough get namefagged.

According to posts on WWP, the Anon who was struck did not want to have to namefag himself, which would have been necessary to press charges.

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• namefags
• namefagging
• namefagged

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