reply guy
- noun
- Offensive
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usuario que responde a todo en redes sociales (informal, peyorativo)
- On Twitter, he's known as a reply guy because he comments on nearly every post.
Examples
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She muted the reply guy who kept responding with unsolicited advice.
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No one likes a reply guy who never brings anything new to the conversation.
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That reply guy always comments on her posts.
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I can't believe he is such a reply guy!
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On social media, a typical reply guy often offers the same joke on every post.
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Many people find it annoying when a reply guy replies predictably to every tweet.
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She ignores the reply guy who always tries to get attention with his comments.
Synonyms
126
2.8
A person who writes opinions about articles or posts online
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3.0
A person who answers questions or reacts to events
A person who answers messages or comments
Antonyms
How Attention-Seeking
- Offensive
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6.4
14
8.8
- Offensive
- Texting
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2.8
12
7.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
The core meaning 'a person who replies' is directly derivable from combining 'reply' (an answer) with 'guy' (person) and follows a common agent-noun compounding pattern, so a B1 learner would likely infer someone who replies. However, the specialized pragmatic nuance—habitual, predictable, attention-seeking online behaviour—is an internet-slang extension not fully predictable from the parts, making the expression only partly transparent.
Etymology
Reply guy comes from social media and gives a clear picture: a guy who keeps hitting reply on many posts to add his opinion or get attention. That's why it means 'a person who often responds online in a predictable or attention-seeking way'.