sperglord

English

Etymology

From sperg +‎ -lord.

Noun

sperglord (plural sperglords)

  1. (slang, derogatory, offensive) A person who displays awkward, pedantic, or obsessive behavior that is associated with Asperger's syndrome.
    • 2010 March 3, smr, “Re: new networking business”, in chi.general‎[1] (Usenet):
      This would be amusing were it not for the fact that, y'know, she was with me yesterday, so your attempt at humor fails on all levels. Like most sperglord humor does save to other sperglords.
    • 2013 August 19, Playa, “Re: [40k] A Codex CSM Supplement”, in rec.games.miniatures.warhammer‎[2] (Usenet):
      Ime, these specimens are the sort broad-spectrum autists one avoids.The sperglords (sorry, Phil) that you didn't want to play before TCS.
    • 2014 March 14, Mister Bates, “Rambling thoughts that come to me from time to time: part two”, in The Botetourt Squat‎[3], volume 4, number 6 (satirical newspaper), College of William & Mary, archived from the original on 26 February 2023, page 7:
      Students shocked to find that W&M Crushes is a petty, voyeuristic masturbation medium where sperglord neckbeards and desperate jean-and-t-shirt-wearing girls confess their infatuations without any of the ramifications of the pre-1990's girth to speak ones feelings to a member of the opposite sex would bring
    • 2014, Sophia Bayer (author), Małgorzata Fabiszak (adviser), quoting User ZZZ (anonymous webposter), “#GrammaNazi: The Interplay of Politeness and Language Ideologies in Internet Forums”, in Master's Degree in English Language and Linguistics‎[4] (Master's Thesis), University of Vienna, →DOI, Uthesis ID: 31245, page 61:
      Are you implying that ALL grammar correcting sperglords are passive aggressive douchebags?

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