debatelord
nounEtymology From debate + -lord.
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Internet, Derogatory A person who engages in debates solely with the intent to "win" rather than exchange ideas.
- socrates would've been the most unbearable debatelord streamer2023 April 22, @ShammyTV, Twitter:
- Recently a right wing debatelord style youtube^([sic]) channel made a response piece to THIS Illymation video, basically just being very misogynistic and fat phobic during the entirety of which.2024 March 14, @Deezus_Walks, Twitter:
1 more example
- What is a “debate lord”? According to Twitch streamer Hasan “HasanAbi” Piker’s chat, it’s someone whose sole objective is to “win” an argument rather than facilitate a meaningful or productive dialogue. That’s kinda-sorta what Piker’s upcoming live show, Debatelords, is all about.2024 September 18, Levi Winslow, “Streamer Hasan Piker Is Twitch’s Foremost Debate Lord”, in Complex:
- Synonyms
- debate bro, sophist