"keyboard warrior" meaning in All languages combined

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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. (informal, 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. Tags: derogatory, informal Categories (topical): Internet, People Related terms: keyboard army, keyboard cowboy Translations (Translations): 鍵盤俠 (Chinese Mandarin), 键盘侠 (jiànpánxiá) (Chinese Mandarin), 鍵盤戰士 (Chinese Mandarin), 键盘战士 (jiànpán zhànshì) (Chinese Mandarin), näppäimistösoturi (Finnish), კლავიატურის ბიჭი (ḳlaviaṭuris bič̣i) (Georgian), Tastenkrieger [masculine] (German), Tastaturkrieger [masculine] (German), leone da tastiera (Italian), jaguh siber (Malay), гарын дайчин (garyn dajčin) (Mongolian), клавиатурный воин (klaviaturnyj voin) [masculine] (Russian), tangentbordskrigare [common-gender] (Swedish), klavye delikanlısı (Turkish), anh hùng bàn phím (Vietnamese)

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