Freeper
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Contraction of Free Republic + -er.
Noun
[edit]Freeper (plural Freepers)
- (Internet slang, derogatory) A person who frequents Free Republic, a right-wing website and forum.
- 2000 February 28, James V. Grimaldi, “Hearsay: The Lawyer's Column; Keeping Up With the Gundersons”, in The Washington Post[1]:
- Hearsay even got "freeped." "Freepers," followers of a rightist Web site called Free Republic, orchestrated a "Freeper Call to Action."
- (slang, derogatory, by extension) Any person, especially a US citizen, who puts forth right-wing ideals.