oldfag

English

Etymology

old +‎ -fag

Noun

oldfag (plural oldfags)

(Internet, slang, offensive) An oldbie; a veteran member of the 4chan community (or any other online community).
- 2009 June 18, Onslaught Six [username], “Re: I really didn't study for this test”, in alt.toys.transformers, Usenet‎:
  The pathetic Usenet oldfags will cling to their pathetic, outdated and boring medium as the new-world forumites rule the Interwebs universe.
- 2011, Cole Stryker, Epic Win for Anonymous: How 4chan's Army Conquered the Web, The Overlook Press (2011), →ISBN, unnumbered page:
  Oldfags will post the symbol along with "Newfags can't triforce."
- 2012, Parmy Olson, We Are Anonymous: Inside the Hacker World of LulzSec, Anonymous, and the Global Cyber Insurgency, Little, Brown and Company (2012), →ISBN, unnumbered page:
  There were many like him—oldfags who believed they were the true Anons.
- For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:oldfag.

Antonyms

newbie, newfag (Internet, slang, derogatory)

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