oldfag

noun

oldfag

noun

Etymology From old + -fag.

1

Internet, Derogatory An oldbie; a veteran member of an online community, especially 4chan and 2b2t.

  • The pathetic Usenet oldfags will cling to their pathetic, outdated and boring medium as the new-world forumites rule the Interwebs universe.2009 June 18, Onslaught Six [username], “Re: I really didn't study for this test”, in alt.toys.transformers (Usenet):
  • Oldfags will post the symbol along with "Newfags can't triforce."2011, Cole Stryker, Epic Win for Anonymous: How 4chan's Army Conquered the Web, The Overlook Press, →ISBN:
1 more example
  • There were many like him—oldfags who believed they were the true Anons.2012, Parmy Olson, We Are Anonymous: Inside the Hacker World of LulzSec, Anonymous, and the Global Cyber Insurgency, Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN:
Antonyms
newbie, newfag

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