backpacker
n.— «Don’t think underground its so much better and because you know some people from it your a pro, you seem like a backpacker, loser.» —“A to the L” by Brett Jackson Usenet: alt.rap Feb.7, 2002. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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