English

Noun

oldfag ‎(plural oldfags)

1. (Internet, slang, offensive) An oldbie; a veteran member of the 4chan community (or any other online community).
   • 2009 June 18, Onslaught Six [username], “Re: I really didn't study for this test”, in alt.toys.transformers, Usenet:

     The pathetic Usenet oldfags will cling to their pathetic, outdated and boring medium as the new-world forumites rule the Interwebs universe.

   • 2011, Cole Stryker, Epic Win for Anonymous: How 4chan's Army Conquered the Web, The Overlook Press (2011), ISBN 9781590207383, unnumbered page:

     Oldfags will post the symbol along with "Newfags can't triforce."

   • 2012, Parmy Olson, We Are Anonymous: Inside the Hacker World of LulzSec, Anonymous, and the Global Cyber Insurgency, Little, Brown and Company (2012), ISBN 9780316213530, unnumbered page:

     There were many like him—oldfags who believed they were the true Anons.

   • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:oldfag.

Antonyms

• newbie, newfag (Internet, slang, derogatory)