leaderfag

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English

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Etymology

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From leader +‎ -fag.

Noun

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leaderfag (plural leaderfags)

  1. (Internet slang, derogatory) A person, especially a member of the hacktivist group Anonymous, who acts bossy or unilaterally declares themselves to be in control of something.
    • 2008 August 31, xenubarb [username], “Re: Angry Gay Pope and the message he sends”, in alt.religion.scientology[1] (Usenet):
      You don't speak for anonymous, so how bout you quit playing leaderfag and let us get back to work?
    • 2008 December 3, GarryS, “Re: SoCal Anonymous planning candlelight vigil for Lisa McPherson”, in alt.religion.scientology[2] (Usenet):
      And who put you in charge of a public vigil, leaderfag?
    • 2012, Parmy Olson, We Are Anonymous: Inside the Hacker World of LulzSec, Anonymous, and the Global Cyber Insurgency[3], Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN:
      More people were criticizing him on AnonOps and Twitter as a namefag, moralfag, and leaderfag.