fakenger
n.— «That messengers like to call each other fakengers on the internet isn’t surprising—look how often nitwits on RBT demand (apparently seriously) whether other posters who disagree with them actually ride bicycles.» —“Re: Portland: Fixies are Illegal” Usenet: rec.bicycles.tech Aug. 8, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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