Larpercore

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An online subculture and sociolect primarily active on Discord and Telegram, characterized by the adoption of militaristic online personas used to mask systemic cyberbullying, doxxing, and extortion.

Word forms

Larpercore

Etymology

larp (“live action roleplay”) + hardcore (“extreme or transgressive”, suffix) Retrospectively coined c. 2022 to describe a transition in Discord "clanner" culture from petty harassment to organized extremism.

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