lolcow

English

Etymology

LOL +‎ cow, suggesting somebody who can be "milked" for laughs.

Noun

lolcow (plural lolcows)

  1. (Internet slang, derogatory) A person whose eccentric or foolish behaviour can be exploited to amuse onlookers.
    • 2016 July 19, Margaret Pless, “Kiwi Farms, the Web’s Biggest Stalker Community”, in New York Magazine‎:
      Chandler is far from the only “lolcow” to be targeted by KF. If anything, Kiwi Farms has been a victim of its own terrifying “success,” and attracted way more would-be trolls than its Ur-victim could possibly respond to.
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