A fork of Rural Dictionary
some insecure, sad souls who spread bullshit on internet about people on forums like this one
Anonymous no.1: "hey, have you seen those messages describing that guy on here?"
Anonymous no.2: "yeah, must be keyboard warriors, fuck the lot of them hey?"
A warrior who physically wields a keyboard as his main weapon.
That keyboard warrior beat the shit out of that guy with his keyboard.
Some one who makes/uses agressive words against some one on the interenet (especially msn and forums. Usally a quiet small natured persopn in real life.
"Shut the fuck up wanker" - "why dont you say that to my face then when i meet you"
A person who expresses militant opinions, especially in support of war, but is too cowardly to do anything about it. The modern incarnation of the chickenhawk.
If you believe in it so much, quit being a keyboard warrior and get your own fat ass over there to fight.
a keyboard warrior is generally someone that is spending more time behind the keyboard (on the internet) than anywhere else. he will not quickly send a text message for a little question, he will not call you for anything - he will send PMs on forums and emails. the keyboard warrior is someone that asks many (often complete and utterly unneccesary) questions all the time on message boards and email, as if he had no logic himself to combine and get his answers from.
keyboard warrior example
Can be simply defined in one word, YID.
"Woody," is a prime example of a keyboard warrior.
1. A Person who, being unable to express his anger through physical violence (owning to their physical weakness, lack of bravery and/or conviction in real life), instead manifests said emotions through the text-based medium of the internet, usually in the form of aggressive writing that the Keyboard Warrior would not (for reasons previously mentioned) be able to give form to in real life.
2. The term is a combination of the word 'keyboard' (the main tool by which the person expresses his/her latent rage) and 'warrior' (due to the warrior-like aggression, tendency towards violence, headstrong nature and propensity towards brute force as a means of resolving conflict rather than more subtle means dependant on finesse).
3. The Keyboard Warrior seeks to use the power imbued in his 'weapon' to effect death and destruction (in a strictly-metaphorical sense) upon his foes (other virtual identities he has encountered on the internet). In essence, the keyboard (ie. text input ability) allows the keyboard warrior to manifest his true warrior nature in a safe and removed environment, from which no real-life repercussions .
4. Keyboard Warriors are generally identified by unneccessary rage in their written communications, and are regarded as 'losers' by other virtual identities on the internet.
Ken is such a keyboard warrior when he gets onto the internet.