Meaning of 情弱乙 ?


I see 情弱乙 being used (as an interjection?) on many websites, but I can't find
it in any dictionary, even online dictionaries. I guess the pronunciation is
じょうじゃくおつ. What does it mean?

Examples:

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    情弱乙！
    
    ガラケーｗｗｗ情弱乙ｗｗｗ
    
    情弱乙と呼ばれないために
    
[/code]




It is an internet slang, not a standard Japanese word.

> `情弱` (joojyaku) is short for [情報弱者 (joohoojyakusha) 'information
> shortfall'](http://e-words.jp/w/E68385E5A0B1E5BCB1E88085.html), people who
> are left behind by the advancement of information technology.
>
> `乙` (otsu) comes from `お疲れさま` (otsukaresama) literaly '(you are) tired
> (after the hard work)', in this case ironically and looking down. Close to
> the English phrase 'nice try' used ironically. `乙` is totally unrelated to
> `お疲れさま` but is used because of the similarity of pronouncitation.

Anyway, this term is a slang that probably originated from the notorious
internet BBS 2ch, and is used offensively to look down on people who are left
behind from the internet trend. It is not an appreciated word.

It may be comparable to another slang from 2ch: `ググレカス` (gugurekasu) 'google
it, you shit!', which derives from `ググれ かす` (imperative form of `ググる` (guguru)
'to google' + garbage).

By the way, the character `w` in `www` stands for `笑い` (warai) 'laughter',
whose English counterpart is 'lol', and is enforcing the magnitude of looking
down on the person.




It is an internet slang, not a standard Japanese word.

> `情弱` (joojyaku) is short for [情報弱者 (joohoojyakusha) 'information
> shortfall'](http://e-words.jp/w/E68385E5A0B1E5BCB1E88085.html), people who
> are left behind by the advancement of information technology.
>
> `乙` (otsu) comes from `お疲れさま` (otsukaresama) literaly '(you are) tired
> (after the hard work)', in this case ironically and looking down. Close to
> the English phrase 'nice try' used ironically. `乙` is totally unrelated to
> `お疲れさま` but is used because of the similarity of pronouncitation.

Anyway, this term is a slang that probably originated from the notorious
internet BBS 2ch, and is used offensively to look down on people who are left
behind from the internet trend. It is not an appreciated word.

It may be comparable to another slang from 2ch: `ググレカス` (gugurekasu) 'google
it, you shit!', which derives from `ググれ かす` (imperative form of `ググる` (guguru)
'to google' + garbage).

By the way, the character `w` in `www` stands for `笑い` (warai) 'laughter',
whose English counterpart is 'lol', and is enforcing the magnitude of looking
down on the person.

