rentoid

English

Etymology

From rent +‎ -oid, influenced by incel slang such as femoid.

Noun

rentoid (plural rentoids)

1. (Internet slang, humorous, derogatory) A renter, especially one seen as lazy and pathetic.
   • 2021 February 25, @CogumeloImperor, Twitter‎^[1]:

     I fuck more girls on my parents couch than you ever will in your no frame bed rentoid

   • 2021 March 3, Gita Jackson, “Where People Pretend to Be 'Landchads' and Make Fun of 'Rentoids'”, in VICE‎^[2]:

     Although it started explicitly as bait, the Landchad/Rentoid dichotomy, and specifically the way in which landlords can treat renters as inferior and even contemptible, reflects a real world dynamic.

   • 2022 July 11, Miles Klee, “Now Everyone Can Experience the Joy of Being a Heartless Landlord”, in MEL Magazine‎^[3]:

     Describing themselves as well-fed "Landchads" and their tenants as despicable "Rentoids" who waste their money on expensive coffee and Funko Pops, the supposed property owners who hang out in this forum trade stories of evicting single moms, neglecting repairs and the common prejudice they face (aka "landphobia").

Coordinate terms

• landchad