istaphobe
nounUK /ˈɪstəˌfəʊb/ · US /ˈɪstəˌfoʊb/
Etymology Compound of -ist + -a- + -phobe.
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Internet, Sarcastic A catch-all combination of pejorative terms ending in ist or -phobe (such as racist or homophobe), perceived as being used to silence and discredit opposing viewpoints in discussions of social justice issues.
- Nowadays saying anything online will get you called some sort of istaphobe.
- Your ignorance & pack of knowledge of Iowa is astonishing. Can a liberal make an argument without its fill in the blank istaphobe insult card to cover up lack of substance. Read a book about @SteveKingIA home district available on Amazon2017 December 8, @JohnstonShow, Twitter, archived from the original on 30 Mar 2025:
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- So..... either he's agreeing with us, the racist nazi istaphobes, or he wants to set up breadlines stretching from our border to all South America.2019 April 7, @TomTom2785, Twitter, archived from the original on 30 Mar 2025:
- Sadly its all to common that people don’t see the nuance in the conversation and fall on the istaphobe tropes. You don’t like X, its not because its bad it’s because it has “diversity” so your an ist regardless of anything else you do like.2021 October 29, radders2012, “Marvel - Eternals (2021)”, in Digital Spy, archived from the original on 30 Mar 2025:
- OP: "Game is ableist because I can't be bothered to figure out a way around this issue even though one is readily available and has been from day one. Change the game to fit me because you're an -istaphobe if you don't, bigot."2022 January 9, Batel.9206, “Ableism in Guild Wars 2”, in Guild Wars 2 Forums, archived from the original on 30 Mar 2025:
- Being called a bigot or any type of istaphobe doesn’t mean anything anymore.2022 July 17, Bannack, “About gender name changes”, in Blizzard Forums, archived from the original on 30 Mar 2025:
- Related terms
- everyone I don't like is X