Snert
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Snert is a noun meaning (Internet slang, dated) A participant in online discussions who is generally obnoxious and insulting.
Meaning
(Internet slang, dated) A participant in online discussions who is generally obnoxious and insulting.
Example Sentences
A small army of AOL technicians vigilantly patrols for snerts (read the "The Control Room" sidebar in this chapter), but the battle is often an impasse.
Campbell et al. (2002) also point out that the posts of these snerts, which they call sorcerers and trolls, which they call tricksters, could possibly look similar.
While members like Stinkybolthole frequently posted flames, the online community studied had one very noticeable snert, who went by the name of JH, whom from a sample of ten of his posts, posted six flames, meaning 60% of his posts were flames.
Word Forms
- snerts
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include snarker, snarler, snooter, smartass, ripsnorter, sneezer.
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