"keyboard warrior" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: keyboard warriors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} keyboard warrior (plural keyboard warriors)
  1. (informal, derogatory) A person who behaves aggressively and/or in an inflammatory manner in online text-based discussion media, but at the same time 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 Translations (Translations): 鍵盤俠 (Chinese Mandarin), 键盘侠 (jiànpánxiá) (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)

Inflected forms

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      "word": "鍵盤俠"
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      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "leone da tastiera"
    },
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      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "jaguh siber"
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      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "гарын дайчин"
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      "roman": "klaviaturnyj voin",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
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      "lang": "Turkish",
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      "word": "klavye delikanlısı"
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