sperglord

English

Etymology

sperg +‎ -lord

Noun

sperglord (plural sperglords)

1. (slang, derogatory, offensive) A person who displays awkward, pedantic, or obsessive behavior stereotypically associated with Asperger's syndrome.
   • 2010 March 3, smr [username], “Re: new networking business”, in chi.general‎^[1] (Usenet):

     This would be amusing were it not for the fact that, y'know, she was with me yesterday, so your attempt at humor fails on all levels. Like most sperglord humor does save to other sperglords.

   • 2013 August 19, Playa [username], “Re: [40k] A Codex CSM Supplement”, in rec.games.miniatures.warhammer‎^[2] (Usenet):

     Ime, these specimens are the sort broad-spectrum autists one avoids.The sperglords (sorry, Phil) that you didn't want to play before TCS.

   • 2014, anonymous internet poster, quoted in Sophia Bayer, "#GrammaNazi: The Interplay of Politeness and Language Ideologies in Internet Forums", thesis submitted to the University of Vienna, page 61:

     Are you implying that ALL grammar correcting sperglords are passive aggressive douchebags?

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:sperglord.

Synonyms

• Asperger, Aspergerian, Aspergian, Aspergic, Aspie (informal), sperg (slang, derogatory, offensive)