"keyboard cowboy" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-keyboard cowboy.wav Forms: keyboard cowboys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} keyboard cowboy (plural keyboard cowboys)
  1. (Internet slang, derogatory) A person who posts inflammatory remarks from behind the anonymity of an online username; a keyboard warrior. Tags: Internet, derogatory Categories (topical): Internet, People
    Sense id: en-keyboard_cowboy-en-noun-Ai5RhGpG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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