"keyboard warrior" meaning in All languages combined

See keyboard warrior on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-keyboard warrior.wav Forms: keyboard warriors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} keyboard warrior (plural keyboard warriors)
  1. (Internet slang, derogatory) A person who behaves aggressively or in an inflammatory manner in online textbased discussion media, but does not behave similarly in real life, potentially due to cowardice, introversion or shyness. Wikipedia link: keyboard warrior Tags: Internet, derogatory Categories (topical): Internet, People Related terms: keyboard army Translations (person who behaves aggressively in online discussions): 鍵盤俠 /键盘侠 (jiànpánxiá) (Chinese Mandarin), 鍵盤戰士 /键盘战士 (jiànpán zhànshì) (Chinese Mandarin), näppäimistösoturi (Finnish), კლავიატურის ბიჭი (ḳlaviaṭuris bič̣i) (Georgian), Tastenkrieger [masculine] (German), Tastaturkrieger [masculine] (German), leone da tastiera [masculine] (Italian), leonessa da tastiera [feminine] (Italian), ネット弁慶 (netto benkei) (Japanese), jaguh siber (Malay), гарын дайчин (garyn dajčin) (Mongolian), клавиату́рный во́ин (klaviatúrnyj vóin) [masculine] (Russian), tangentbordskrigare [common-gender] (Swedish), klavye delikanlısı (Turkish), anh hùng bàn phím (Vietnamese)

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