"normie" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈnɔː.mi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈnɔɹ.mi/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-normie.ogg [Australia] Forms: more normie [comparative], most normie [superlative]
Etymology: From normal + -ie Modern popularity seems to be partly reinforced by euphemism of original 4chan slang normalfag, with the new suffix replacing -fag (“type of person”), the latter being stigmatized on popular social media as promoting bigotry. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|normal|ie}} normal + -ie, {{m|en|normalfag}} normalfag, {{m|en|-fag||type of person}} -fag (“type of person”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} normie (comparative more normie, superlative most normie)
  1. (slang, usually derogatory) Like a normal person. Tags: derogatory, slang, usually Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-normie-en-adj-w~n90EI8 Disambiguation of People: 91 9

Noun

IPA: /ˈnɔː.mi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈnɔɹ.mi/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-normie.ogg [Australia] Forms: normies [plural]
Etymology: From normal + -ie Modern popularity seems to be partly reinforced by euphemism of original 4chan slang normalfag, with the new suffix replacing -fag (“type of person”), the latter being stigmatized on popular social media as promoting bigotry. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|normal|ie}} normal + -ie, {{m|en|normalfag}} normalfag, {{m|en|-fag||type of person}} -fag (“type of person”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} normie (plural normies)
  1. (slang, usually derogatory, sometimes Internet) A normal person; one with commonly held, normative beliefs, neurology, tastes or interests. Tags: Internet, derogatory, slang, sometimes, usually Categories (topical): Internet Synonyms: mainstreamer
    Sense id: en-normie-en-noun-9ViiTnG2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ie Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 25 75 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 20 80

Inflected forms

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