Discord
nounUS /ˈdɪskɔɹd/ · UK /ˈdɪskɔːd/
Etymology See discord. Jason Citron, developer: “We picked the name because […] it just sounds cool and has to do with talking. […] [It] is easy to say, spell, remember, […] available for ™, and has a website you can get. […] we fell in love with the name”.
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Informal A Discord server.
- “I definitely looked at that [the FSU Holy Trinity Discord server] and I looked at other Discord servers that I made in the past. I wanted to see what channels worked. … But by looking at other FSU Discords on campus, I was able to get inspiration from that,” she [Sarah Sagan] said.2020 November 20, Robert Johnson Jr., “Gaming communities and clubs thrive on Discord, despite COVID-19”, in The Gatepost, volume 89, number 10, Framingham, Mass.: Framingham State University, page 14, columns 2–3:
- Women are carving out their own safe spaces in the gaming world by organizing women-only teams, tournaments and Discords, free from the sexism they encounter in co-ed competitions. […] Female gamers have also created Discord servers — online platforms for chatting — only for women, where they compete in tournaments or play together as a team. […] The Galorant Discord has a verification system that includes photo identification with the member’s username to ensure only women can join the Discord.2021 December 3, Samantha Little, “Women organize all-female tournaments to escape gaming misogyny”, in Humber Et Cetera, volume 63, number 10, Toronto, Ont.: Humber College, page 7:
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- “I like to use Discord because it works on my computer as well as on my phone,” senior Arman Sagmanligil said. “A lot of video games or YouTubers or streamers tend to have Discords that I can join where I can get notifications as to their streams or their videos being released.”2022 April, Max Belyantsev, “Not just for gamers, Discord popularity on the rise”, in The Tide, volume 45, number 5, Rockville, Md.: Richard Montgomery High School, page 4:
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Informal A Discord account.
- Most days, she falls asleep with her Discord on; while some days, she barely even sleeps at all.2022, “Gabrielle Bande”, in Heights, volume 69, Seniors Folio, Quezon City: Ateneo de Manila University, →OCLC, page 14:
- Finally my PC was ready and I clicked in to my Discord. They’d made a new DM group chat.2023, Lis Jardine, “Saturday 17 May, 11.45 a.m.”, in The Detention Detectives, London: Puffin Books, →ISBN:
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- Even though I have my pronouns pasted everywhere — my Instagram, my Discord, my LinkedIn, my email signature — so many people I interact with daily still do not get the hint.2024 October 22, Shelby Slomski, “You will never understand: A letter to Trump voters”, in Lauren Hutchens, editor, The University News, number 274, St. Louis, Mo.: Saint Louis University, →OCLC, page B3, column 2: