"oldfag" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-oldfag.ogg [Australia] Forms: oldfags [plural]
Etymology: old + -fag Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|old|fag}} old + -fag Head templates: {{en-noun}} oldfag (plural oldfags)
  1. (Internet slang) An oldbie; a veteran member of an online community, especially 4chan and 2b2t. Tags: Internet

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for oldfag meaning in English (2.3kB)

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          "ref": "2009 June 18, Onslaught Six [username], “Re: I really didn't study for this test”, in alt.toys.transformers (Usenet)",
          "text": "The pathetic Usenet oldfags will cling to their pathetic, outdated and boring medium as the new-world forumites rule the Interwebs universe.",
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        {
          "ref": "2011, Cole Stryker, Epic Win for Anonymous: How 4chan's Army Conquered the Web, The Overlook Press",
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        {
          "ref": "2012, Parmy Olson, We Are Anonymous: Inside the Hacker World of LulzSec, Anonymous, and the Global Cyber Insurgency, Little, Brown and Company",
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        "(Internet slang) An oldbie; a veteran member of an online community, especially 4chan and 2b2t."
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