"sperg" meaning in English

See sperg in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /spɜː(ɹ)ɡ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /spɜɹɡ/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-sperg.ogg Forms: spergs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ɡ Etymology: Clipping of Asperger's. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|Asperger's}} Clipping of Asperger's Head templates: {{en-noun}} sperg (plural spergs)
  1. (slang, derogatory, offensive, sometimes reclaimed) A person with Asperger's syndrome; an Aspergerian. Tags: derogatory, offensive, slang Categories (topical): Autism
    Sense id: en-sperg-en-noun-pAymd4j7 Disambiguation of Autism: 55 21 3 21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 23 24 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 21 22 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 20 21 18
  2. (slang, derogatory, offensive) A person who displays awkward, pedantic, or obsessive behavior stereotypically associated with Asperger's syndrome. Tags: derogatory, offensive, slang
    Sense id: en-sperg-en-noun-3IEijmcc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Aspergerian, Aspergian, Aspergic, Aspie [informal], sperglord [derogatory, offensive, slang] Hypernyms: autie [informal] Derived forms: spergy

Verb

IPA: /spɜː(ɹ)ɡ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /spɜɹɡ/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-sperg.ogg Forms: spergs [present, singular, third-person], sperging [participle, present], sperged [participle, past], sperged [past]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ɡ Etymology: Clipping of Asperger's. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|Asperger's}} Clipping of Asperger's Head templates: {{en-verb}} sperg (third-person singular simple present spergs, present participle sperging, simple past and past participle sperged)
  1. (intransitive, slang, derogatory) To have a tantrum or fit of rage. Tags: derogatory, intransitive, slang Synonyms: spaz
    Sense id: en-sperg-en-verb-T0e~8Rrc
  2. (intransitive, slang, derogatory, sometimes reclaimed) To ramble in excessive detail, as someone with Asperger's syndrome would stereotypically do. Tags: derogatory, intransitive, slang
    Sense id: en-sperg-en-verb-3hE-chHN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: sperg out

Inflected forms

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