Catchword: griefer

Filed under: English, Entertainment, Technology

Part of speech: n.

Quotation: Frerichs is what the online world calls a griefer—someone who plays to make others cry. They stalk, hurl insults, extort, form gangs, kill and loot. Although a tiny percentage of the millions who play online games, griefers are prolific in sowing distress and driving away thousands of paying customers.

Article or Document Title:
“Bullies Give Grief to Gamers Internet”

Author:
Alex Pham

Article, document, publication, web site:
Los Angeles Times

Date of publication:
Sept. 2, 2002

Page number:
A1

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