Edgy

Edgy

Part of a series on Internet Slang. [View Related Entries]
[View Related Sub-entries]

Updated Jan 02, 2020 at 02:27AM EST by Y F.

Added Jan 25, 2014 at 05:13AM EST by MScratch.

PROTIP: Press 'i' to view the image gallery, 'v' to view the video gallery, or 'r' to view a random entry.

About

“Edgy” is an English slang term used to describe things, behaviors or trends which are provocative or avant-garde,[15] and is often used to describe things that are dark and gothic in nature. It is commonly used as an insult online, particularly on 4chan and Tumblr [21] for someone attempting to be badass by acting emo or overly contrarian.

Origin

According to Online Etymology Dictionary,[12] the word originated in 1775 and meant "having sharp edges." By 1837, the meaning "tense and irritable" was added. The phrase was first added to Urban Dictionary[13] on March 21st, 2005 by user Nikki, who defined it as:


“Applied to books, music, or even haircuts which tend to challenge societal norms and reveal the dark side.”

Spread

One of the first recorded instances of the word "edgy" in its current slang context was in 4chan's /tv/ board on April 8th, 2010,[14] in response to another user saying they would refuse to have sex with actress Lindsay Lohan.


Anonymous Thu Apr 08 2010 02:21:18 No.8289277 Quoted By: >>8289305 >>8289310 >8289316>8289326>8289413 Report I'd still f--- her. You all would too Anonymous Thu Apr 08 2010 02:22:18 No.8289305 Quoted By: 8289369 Report >>8289277 I'd rather my penis not shrivel up and die actually Report Anonymous Thu Apr 08 2010 02:26:18 No.8289369 Quoted By: >8289402 >>8289310 Exactly If she's not binging on drugs, she's hot, and you would all f--- her. >>8289305 F--- bro, you're too edgy for me. I'd like to sign up for your newsletter

On November 13th, 2011, YouTuber Errant Signal[11] released a video discussing edgy concepts in video games, using footage from the 1997-2001 American animated television series Daria. As of January 25th, 2014, the video has over 45,000 views.



On June 18th, 2012, an image of "Now That's What I Call Edgy" written in the style of the CD series 'Now That's What I Call Music" (pictured below) was posted on the "Oh No They Didn't" LiveJournal page.[8] On July 1st, the image was posted on 4chan's /v/ (Videogames) board in a thread about Felicia Day.[9]


NOW EDGY THAT'S WHAT I CALL

On October 25th, 2013, Twitter user Triple-Q uploaded a parody image of a Canadian-American cartoon show Ed, Edd and Eddy, named "Edg, Edge, and Edgy," featuring the likenesses of Ryuko Matoi from Kill la Kill, Dante from DmC: Devil May Cry, and Shadow the Hedgehog from Sonic franchise[10]. The term is widely used on internet sites like 4chan,[1] Reddit,[2] and Funnyjunk.[3]


Featuring Dante from the Devil May Cry Series

Notable Examples


STOP BEING SO EDGY YOU'RE SCARING THE CHILDREN NOT EVEN BISMUTH HAS THIS MANY EDGES
CAUTION THIS ANON HAS SHARP EDGES SERIOUSLY HE'S LIKE SUPER EDGY WATCHOUT Li dgeville POPULATION YOU EDGE EDGYAS F---

Edgelord

Edgelord is a derogatory label used to describe someone who exhibits extremely edgy behaviors, typically with a penchant for discussions relating to grimdark literature, nihilism and other taboo subject matters like nazism, for the sake of offending or shocking others in online forums.[18] While unclear exactly when the term came into widespread usage, one of the earliest known definitions of "edgelord" was posted by Redditor[16] Malicaena on March 17th, 2013, in the context of describing a particular type of players in MMORPG Guild Wars 2 "who tries his hardest to look very dark and dangerous so they can show everyone their 'dark side.'" On February 19th, 2015, Urban Dictionary[17] user Petrus4 submitted an entry for "edgelord."


edgelord A poster on an Internet forum, (particularly 4chan) who expresses opinions which are either strongly nihilistic, ("life has no meaning," or Tyler Durden's special snowflake speech from the film Fight Club bein probably the two main examples) or contain references to Hitler, Nazism, fascism, or other taboo topics which are deliberately intended to shock or offend readers The term "edgelord," is a noun, which came from the previous adjective, "edgy," which described the above behaviour. Nietzsche was an edgelord before it was cool.

By mid-2015, the term had been widely used on various online forums and communities, including 4chan[19], Reddit[24] and Tumblr[22], usually in belittling someone or something as cringeworthy.

Search Interest

External References

[1] 4chan – Search: edgy

[2] Reddit – Search: edgy":https://www.reddit.com/search?q=edgy

[3] FunnyJunk – Search: edgy (registration required)

[4] Archived.moe – Add Edgy to the spam filter.

[5] Archived.moe – Edgy

[6] Archived.moe – Block word Edgy

[7] Archived.moe – Get rid of Edgyfags

[8] Oh No They Didn't – Watch Shia LaBeouf get naked and do interpretive dance for Sigur Rós

[9] Archived.moe – Felicia Day thread

[10] Twitter – Edg, Edge, and Edgy

[11] YouTube – Errant Signal

[12] Online Etymology Dictionary – edgy

[13] Urban Dictionary – edgy

[14] 4plebs – Thread #8288665

[15] Merriam Webster – edgy

[16] Reddit – What Shield Do You Use With Bolt?

[17] Urban Dictionary – Edgelord

[18] IGN – Define Edgelord

[19] 4chan – When That Guy also acts like a huge edgelord

[20] 4chan – I want to see you create the edgiest.

[21] Tumblr – Tagged Results for 'Edgy'

[22] Tumblr – Tagged Results for 'Edgelord'

[23] Reddit – /r/2edgy4me

[24] Reddit – Search Results for 'Edgelord'

Recent Videos 15 total

Recent Images 128 total


Top Comments

ThatsWhyNot
ThatsWhyNot

I might be waving the flags a little early, but I think we'll need to be careful with this entry. See, the reason the Cringeworthy board went to heck is because the definition of cringe is somewhat broad, which is why such diverse and often inapplicable material was posted there. The elucidation of 'edge' could span from genuine tryhard edgy posts, to amateur grimdark art, to excess Gothic attire, all the way back to stubborn fedora folk. All I mean is it'd better be made clear what kind of stuff should be posted here, otherwise there might be a torrent of half-assed pictures with a mild seasoning of edginess; and we've seen what kind of trouble that causes. I dunno, maybe I'm just worrying over nothing; maybe we've learnt our lesson. Time'll tell.

That aside, the entry looks promising. It's hard to find anywhere this phrase doesn't pop up. +1 confirm.

+69

+ Add a Comment

Comments (97)


Display Comments

Add a Comment


Word Up! You must login or signup first!