Tripfag

Definition

Tripfag is an imageboard slang term for a user who posts with a Tripcode, thereby attaching a persistent identity to their messages. The suffix "‑fag" is a common, often derogatory, postfix used on 4chan and related boards.

Usage

• Can be used neutrally to describe any tripcode user.
• Frequently employed pejoratively when a tripcode user is perceived as attention‑seeking.

Etymology

Combination of tripcode and the pejorative suffix ‑fag, popularized on 4chan in the mid‑2000s.

See Also

• Tripcode
• Namefag