snert
See also: snert-
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
This is generally believed to be an acronym, variously considered to stand for "Snot-Nosed, Egotistical, Rude Teenager", "Snot-Nosed Eros-Ridden Teenager", "Sexually Nerdish Egotistically Rude Troll", or similar.
Pronunciation
Audio (General Australian): (file)
Noun
snert (plural snerts)
- (Internet slang, dated) A participant in online discussions who is generally obnoxious and insulting.
- 1995, Tom Lichty, AOL for Windows 95 Membership Kit and Tour Guide, →ISBN:
- 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.
- 2008, Celia Romm Livermore, Social Networking Communities and E-Dating Services, →ISBN:
- 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.
- 2009, Subhasish Dasgupta, Social Computing, →ISBN:
- 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.
Anagrams
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch snert, of unknown origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /snɛrt/
Audio: (file)
Noun
snert (uncountable)
Dutch
Etymology
Unknown.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /snɛrt/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: snert
- Rhymes: -ɛrt
Noun
snert m (uncountable)
- (Netherlands) pea soup
- Synonym: erwtensoep
- (Netherlands) nonsense
- Synonym: onzin
- (Netherlands) goopy mess, gunk
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: snert
Further reading
- snert on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl