What Does This Mean?
冷笑 (reishō) is a Japanese word for a cold, scornful laugh, and in social media talk it names the habit of answering other people's sincere effort or earnest opinions with detached sarcasm or mockery. The related label 冷笑系 describes people who treat others' political or social activity as self-satisfied or pointless and look down on it online.
EXPLAINER
THINK.【願望・理想を、創造する。】 · original source ↗
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REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
""Every time she posts about her marathon training, someone shows up with a 冷笑 reply.""
LORE & ORIGIN
Forbes Japan (June 2020) already used 冷笑系 for people who look down on others' political and social activism, and explained the attitude as cynicism. Precious (June 2020) notes the written form 冷笑う can be read せせらわらう.
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