What Does This Mean?
A call-out in the form « AW spotted » (« AW repéré ») aimed at a forum user judged to be seeking attention. « AW » is a pejorative label, so the phrase is a mockery of another user.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"Un énième sujet sur sa journée, avec sticker : AW spotted."
LORE & ORIGIN
Combines « AW », which the JVFlux wiki defines as « attention whore », a derogatory label for a self-centred forum user, with the « X spotted » call-out format. The same wiki explains « spotted » as the English word for « repéré », popularised in French by Counter-Strike calls, then adopted on forums, sometimes ironically, and lists examples such as « Noob spotted ». No page opened gives « AW spotted » itself, so it is described as an instance of that documented format, and no dated first use is documented. Compared with « kevin spotted », « kikoo spotted » and « pyj spotted », which target a childish user, it targets an attention seeker.
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