snert

See also: snert-

English

Alternative forms

• Snert

Etymology

This is generally believed to be an acronym, variously considered to stand for "Snot-Nosed, Egotistical, Rude Teenager", "Snot-Nosed Eros-Ridden Teenager", "Sexually Nerdish Egotistically Rude Troll", or similar.

Pronunciation

• Audio (General Australian):

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Noun

snert (plural snerts)

1. (Internet slang) A participant in online discussions who is generally obnoxious and insulting.
   • 1995, Tom Lichty, AOL for Windows 95 Membership Kit and Tour Guide, →ISBN:

     A small army of AOL technicians vigilantly patrols for snerts (read the "The Control Room" sidebar in this chapter), but the battle is often an impasse.

   • 2008, Celia Romm Livermore, Social Networking Communities and E-Dating Services, →ISBN:

     While members like Stinkybolthole frequently posted flames, the online community studied had one very noticeable snert, who went by the name of JH, whom from a sample of ten of his posts, posted six flames, meaning 60% of his posts were flames.

   • 2009, Subhasish Dasgupta, Social Computing, →ISBN:

     Campbell et al. (2002) also point out that the posts of these snerts, which they call sorcerers and trolls, which they call tricksters, could possibly look similar.

Anagrams

• 'rents, Ernst, Stern, nerts, rents, stern, stern-, terns

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch snert, of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /snɛrt/

• Audio:

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Noun

snert (uncountable)

1. rubbish; trash
2. nonsense

   Jy praat snert!

   You're talking nonsense!

Dutch

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /snɛrt/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: snert
• Rhymes: -ɛrt

Noun

snert m (uncountable)

1. (Netherlands) pea soup
2. (Netherlands) nonsense
3. (Netherlands) goopy mess, gunk

Synonyms

• (pea soup): erwtensoep

Derived terms

• snert-
• snerten
• snertnimf

Descendants

• Afrikaans: snert

Anagrams

• ernst, nerts