lolbertarian

English

Etymology

Blend of LOL +‎ libertarian, with LOL suggesting that their ideology is not to be taken seriously.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛəɹiən

Noun

lolbertarian (plural lolbertarians)

  1. (US politics, Internet slang, derogatory) A libertarian.
    Synonyms: glibertarian, libertard, libertardian, libertoon, libertopian, libertopist, libtard (rare), lolbert, loonytarian
    • 2010 March 15, The Exiled, V.2, “Satar is gonna get cut”, in alt.gothic[1] (Usenet), retrieved 24 March 2022:
      Yeah, I pegged you as that type years ago. Typical internet 'lolbertarian' clinging to a BOOTSTRAPS ideology that breaks down rather quickly...as your own business failure has indicated.
    • 2016 August 25, Maria L. La Ganga, quoting anonymous 4chan poster, “Clinton slams Trump's 'racist ideology' that ushers hate groups into mainstream”, in The Guardian[2], →ISSN:
      “Hillary will unintentionally give us the biggest public platform we’ve ever had,” wrote one anonymous poster. “The people who will reject our ideas are already voting for Hillary. The normie conservatives, lolbertarians, etc, will be drawn into the movement in record numbers.”
    • 2019 August 26, fffurken, “Hell Takes Back One of its Own”, in rec.gambling.poker[3] (Usenet), retrieved 24 March 2022:
      lol.. You're talking to a Lolbertarian.
      They're the only people on planet Earth who make "liberals" look like they might be mature enough to have an age in two digits.
    • 2020 April 8, bitrex, “Some Good News”, in sci.electronics.design[4] (Usenet), retrieved 24 March 2022:
      Paul is a generic fair-weather lolbertarian which are a dime a dozen; prattling on about government overreach and "tyranny" when black man is prez, and then falls in line and is all achtung RAUS jawohl mien herr hup hup hup! when orange man is prez, like every other trumper out there