edgelord
noun [ C ] slang usually disapproving uk/ˈedʒ.lɔːd/ us/ˈedʒ.lɔːrd/
刻奇边缘人;语出惊人的搞怪者;键盘侠
someone who intentionally expresses opinions that are likely to shock or offend people, especially on the internet, as a way of making others notice or admire them
I can't wait to see what the internet edgelords have to say about this. 我等不及想看看网上的那些键盘侠对此有何评论。
The magazine described him, among other things, as a "clown", an "edgelord", and a "genius".
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- He's just an edgelord being deliberately outrageous.
- An edgelord shares controversial or taboo content online in order to seem edgy and cool.
- Internet edgelords have been part of a sometimes ugly pushback against "political correctness".