keyboard warrior
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7.3
- noun
- /ˈkiːbɔːrd ˈwɔːriər/
- Offensive
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troll
- Many online debates are filled with keyboard warriors posting harsh comments without ever meeting in person.
And it's like, OK, keyboard warrior get a life.
- And it's like, OK, keyboard warrior get a life.
- There's none of this social media, none of this fucking keyboard warrior bollocks.
- Because if he does end up, God forbid, dying, your little keyboard warrior shit didn't help him.
- And generally in real life, face to face, where they're not all these YouTube keyboard warriors, that doesn't happen.
- And so, you know, do not sit there, OK, keyboard warriors and tell me this guy doesn't sketch and that guy doesn't sketch.
- But like Disney is kind of crazy being like and all these fucking keyboard warriors that sit there and spout how toxic social media is.
- I've been through shit worse than flipping keyboard warriors.
- It's not that it's, it just fills up basically when I'm talking down the lens, I'm just talking to just people that are just keyboard warriors.
- It's not that it's it just feels like basically when I'm talking down the lens, I'm just talking to just people that are just keyboard warriors.
Examples
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You know, a lot of keyboard warriors out there these days.
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But threats from keyboard warriors don't scare me.
Blog text (11) -
And generally in real life, face to face, where they're not all these YouTube keyboard warriors, that doesn't happen.
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If you are typing anything on an MMA blog, you are a keyboard warrior or whatever people call it.
Blog text (1) -
It can be frustrating to deal with keyboard warriors who attack others from behind the safety of their screens.
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Some keyboard warriors feel brave enough to challenge others online, but wouldn't say the same things face to face.
Synonyms
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6.4
A person who posts messages to annoy or upset others online
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8.1
A person who tries to annoy others online or in conversation
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8.9
A person who posts angry, insulting messages online
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9.9
A person who uses threats or force to control people for a political group
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9.5
A person who says rude or threatening things online but not in person
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8.6
A person who attacks someone strongly in speech or writing
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8.8
A person who speaks angrily and likes to start political arguments
A person who uses threats or harassment online to silence others
A person in an online group who often posts rude or silly messages to get a reaction
A person who says things in a direct, often rude way and does not listen
Antonyms
How Aggressive
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound combines literal 'keyboard' (an input device associated with online activity) and 'warrior' (a fighter), so a B1 learner who knows both words can plausibly infer a metaphorical fighter who acts via keyboard — i.e., someone aggressive online. However, the pragmatic nuance that they do not confront people in real life and the figurative mapping from physical fighting to online behavior are metaphorical extensions that are not fully predictable without exposure, making it only partially transparent.
Etymology
Keyboard warrior paints the picture of a keyboard as the place to fight and a warrior who attacks by typing. So it means a person who posts angry or aggressive messages 'online' but does not fight 'in person'.