Definitions

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  • noun A bully who operates online, in cyberspace.
  • verb transitive To bully online.

Etymologies

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cyber- +‎ bully

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Examples

  • And he says searches conducted to monitor whether students have used their phones to "cyberbully" -- the circumstance that motivated Del.

    UPDATED: Rutherford Institute: Cuccinelli opinion could turn schools into 'authoritarian police states' Rosalind S. Helderman 2010

  • Also on the list were "head-nodder," meaning a supporter of someone being interview on television who stands next to them nodding their head in agreement, "cyberbully" and "roar factor," meaning the influence a home crowd has on a referee or umpire.

    Reuters: Top News 2010

  • TUESDAY, July 6 (HealthDay News) -- Teens who "cyberbully" others via the Internet or cell phones are more likely to suffer from both physical and psychiatric troubles, and their victims are at heightened risk, too, a Finnish study finds.

    BusinessWeek.com -- 2010

  • Also on the list were "head-nodder," meaning a supporter of someone being interview on television who stands next to them nodding their head in agreement, "cyberbully" and "roar factor," meaning the influence a home crowd has on a referee or umpire.

    canada.com Top Stories 2010

  • She squares off against Kathy Bates' Harry in the topical case of a teenage "snark queen" cyberbully charged with negligent homicide when one of her targets, a closeted lesbian, commits suicide. ...

    Matt's Guide to Wednesday TV: A Good Knight for Guest Stars 2011

  • Mon 11/09/09 10: 08 PM well, well, Majal1 the cyber bully, go away you big hypocrite, you put down all Adam fans and Adam then chatise others if they say bad things about Kris, YOU are the biggest cyberbully going hon.

    Kris Allen song snippets: Let's rank 'em from best to not-so-best! | EW.com 2009

  • It is amazing to me that despite some cyberstalking wanna be photographer and cyberbully from some pissant town in New

    DJ FOOTHILL MARC DAMBROSIA 2010

  • Would not a tool such as the Tollinator nanobot give a potential cyberbully pause, perhaps prevent such criminal activity?

    Dr. Jeffrey H. Toney: I Wanted a Trollinator Nanobot for Christmas... Dr. Jeffrey H. Toney 2010

  • Just remember its possible that attacking a cyberbully like Tammy Foster meant no more to him than swatting a fly.

    Roadside Crosses Jeffery Deaver 2009

  • Just remember its possible that attacking a cyberbully like Tammy Foster meant no more to him than swatting a fly.

    Roadside Crosses Jeffery Deaver 2009

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