sperg

English

Etymology

Clipping of Asperger's.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /spɜː(ɹ)ɡ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /spɜɹɡ/

• Audio (General Australian):

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ɡ

Noun

sperg (plural spergs)

1. (slang, derogatory, offensive, sometimes reclaimed) A person with Asperger's syndrome; an Aspergerian.
   • 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".

2. (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

• spergy

Verb

sperg (third-person singular simple present spergs, present participle sperging, simple past and past participle sperged)

1. (intransitive, slang, derogatory) To have a tantrum or fit of rage.

   Synonym: spaz

2. (intransitive, slang, derogatory, sometimes reclaimed) To ramble in excessive detail, as someone with Asperger's syndrome would stereotypically do.

Related terms

• sperg out

Anagrams

• greps, pregs