edgelord
noun[C]
slangusuallydisapprovinguk/ˈedʒ.lɔːd/us/ˈedʒ.lɔːrd/someone whointentionallyexpressesopinionsthat arelikelytoshockoroffendpeople,especiallyon theinternet, as a way of makingothersnoticeoradmirethem:
I can'twaittoseewhat theinternetedgelords have to say about this.
Themagazinedescribedhim, among other things, as a "clown", an "edgelord", and a "genius".
- He's just an edgelord beingdeliberatelyoutrageous.
- An edgelordsharescontroversialortaboocontentonlineinordertoseemedgyandcool.
- Internetedgelords have beenpartof a sometimesuglypushback against "politicalcorrectness".
Causing feelings of anger and displeasure
- aggravate
- aggrieve
- alienate
- anger
- annoy
- bend
- givesomeonethe shitsidiom
- go too faridiom
- goat
- grate
- hacksomeoneoff
- joke
- nark
- nose
- rubsomeoneup the wrong wayidiom
- ruffle
- rufflesomeone'sfeathersidiom
- setsomeone'steeth on edgeidiom
- step/tread onsomeone'stoesidiom
- tit
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