sperg
English
Etymology
Clipping of Asperger's.
Pronunciation
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ɡ
Noun
sperg (plural spergs)
- (slang, derogatory, offensive, sometimes reclaimed) An Aspergerian: a person with Asperger's syndrome.
- 2009, Playa, “re: games workshop staff”, in rec.games.miniatures.warhammer (Usenet):
- No, spergs are compulsively self-absorbed and narcissistic. Any naysayers, if acknowledged at all, would simply be labelled "wrong". You see, lesser mammals are not worthy of debate, and we're ALL "lesser".
- (slang, derogatory, offensive) A person who displays awkward, pedantic, or obsessive behavior stereotypically associated with Asperger's syndrome.
Synonyms
- Aspergerian, Aspergian, Aspergic, Aspie (informal), sperglord (slang, derogatory, offensive)
Hypernyms
- autie (informal)
Derived terms
Verb
sperg (third-person singular simple present spergs, present participle sperging, simple past and past participle sperged)
- (intransitive, slang, derogatory) To have a tantrum or fit of rage.
- Synonym: spaz
- (intransitive, slang, derogatory, sometimes reclaimed) To ramble in excessive detail, as someone with Asperger's syndrome would stereotypically do.
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