spergy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /spɜɹɡi/ (General-American)
- /spɜːɡi/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
- /spɜːd͡ʒi/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
- /spɜɹd͡ʒi/ (General-American)
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From sperg + -y.
Meanings
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(derogatory, offensive, qualifier:sometimes reclaimed, slang) Showing an awkward, pedantic, or obsessive nature stereotypically associated with Asperger's syndrome.
Nope, not following you down into your typical spergy postmodernist word salad sophistry regarding the meaning of the word "related."
2012 May 9, prawnster [username], “Re: Evolution: assumes facts not in evidence”, in talk.origins (Usenet):The obliviousness of your reply is staggering, or would be, if you weren't such an obvious spergy sociopath to begin with.
2015 March 18, smr [username], “Re: Lucky Seven: Command v1.07 has been released!”, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.war-historical (Usenet):You'll only get gnashing of teeth from the spergy nerds who can't let go of their ancient UNIX clone.
2010 October 26, df [username], “Re: Why is Linux desktop share dropping?”, in comp.os.linux.advocacy (Usenet):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| spergier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| spergiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |