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A derogatory internet slang term for a user who tries to enforce netiquette or other standards on other people, especially on Usenet. It is used by people who feel policed and is also a verb, "to netcop", meaning to call out someone in that way.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
""Skipping the thread is easier than playing net cop every time someone posts off topic.""
LORE & ORIGIN
Wiktionary lists netcop (also net cop, net-cop) as derogatory Usenet-era slang, first recorded in 1992, with verb citations from 1993 and 1994 in groups such as alt.polyamory and alt.cyberpunk.
FIRST SEEN
1992 (earliest citation on Wiktionary, Usenet)
PEAK ERA (EDITORIAL)
1990s
CURRENT STATUS
Legacy / Decaying Slang
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DOCUMENTED SINCE
1992 (earliest citation on Wiktionary, Usenet)
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