Dictionary

sadge en · INTJ

Pronunciation

• /sæd.ɡeɪ/
• /sæd.ɡə/
• (US) audio
• /sæd͡ʒ/

Etymology

A blend of sad + Pepege, where Pepege is a derivative of Pepega, both earlier emoticons that ultimately derive from Pepe the Frog. First attested on the Twitch website during the late 2010s.

Meanings

1. (Internet) Used to connote sadness or depression.
   • […]Piker fans spammed the chat with messages saying “sadge” “sadge” “sadge”[…] 2021 September 5, Matt Pearce, “Digital Dunkirk Vital in Kabul Airlift. Now?”, in Los Angeles Times, page E7:
   • “Sadge,” she said in a now deleted tweet. “Sad to see a friendship end this way but it is what it is. Please don’t send hate his way.” 2021 August 26, Ryan Leston, “xQc mocks Pokimane for not being the “bigger person” amid Twitch drama”, in NME:
   • Shiv added: “I still don’t know the exact cause [for my ban], because they said the vod/clips that caused the suspension were deleted, by whom I don’t know. I just assumed it was from this being spam reported by probably the hacker/cheater himself, who later probably deleted the clips himself. Sadge. 2021 April 26, Dom Sacco, “UK Apex Legends streamer ShivFPS banned on Twitch after retaliating to hacker”, in Esports News UK:
   • SADGE / Twitch bans streamers for saying ‘cracker,’ but doesn’t for ableist slurs 2021 December 14, Kate Irwin, “Sadge: Twitch bans streamers for saying ‘cracker,’ but doesn’t for ableist slurs”, in Input:
   • Dude, you missed the sign-up deadline, now you can't participate! What were you thinking? Sadge...

Forms

wikipedia: Pepe_the_Frog · wikipedia: Twitch (service) · wikipedia: Emoticon