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English word origin

Etymology of snert

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. However, this m

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

A participant in online discussions who is generally obnoxious and insulting.

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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. However, this may be a folk etymology as it is unconfirmed. Compare Afrikaans snert (“nonsense”), Dutch snert.

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