firster
- noun
- /ˈfɜrstər/
- Slang
- As a firster, she eagerly posted her thoughts on the latest viral video before anyone else.
But like every single video, you're like the first comment almost always.
- But like every single video, you're like the first comment almost always.
- So like, you know, like, I think someone can consider themselves first if they jump on YouTube Shorts today.
- I don't even know if they even track all that, as much as it is like this juvenile thing to be first, right?
- So Tyler had a certain character, and I don't see that in the people who are scrambling to be the first UFO genius scientist.
- And so they like first people to say like sentients look like idiots.
Examples
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Being a firster has its advantages; many users seek out the first comment to engage in discussions.
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I ran with a lot of Firster kids then.
Fiction book (1990) -
The Firsters are mad as hell, but no one seems to have any idea of what really happened.
Fiction book (1990) -
I was joking on Twitter, like if your YouTube video doesn't have a super fan that says first, is it really a YouTube video?
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The Firster community was a small one, and despite its ideology, it was intricately intertwined with the corporate world.
Fiction book (1990) -
On social media, the firster always comments first on trending topics to gain attention.
Synonyms
A person who does things quickly without thinking
A person who often comments on others' social media posts to get attention
Antonyms
Compounds
How Prompt
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Morphology
Etymology
Firster comes from first ('first') and the ending -er meaning 'one who'. It can mean a person who tries to be the first to post or comment online, so a firster rushes to say something before others.