keyboard bravado

Engaging confident or brave talk or behavior that is intended to impress other people from the safety of being behind a keyboard instead of in person, usually accompanied by blustering swaggering conduct and a pretense of bravery. Can also describe the quality or state of being foolhardy on social media in a way that one wouldn't otherwise act in other circumstances.

What would have been an otherwise civil debate escalated into an online meltdown due to much keyboard bravado and fragile egos.

keyboard bravado by jasonspsyche April 13, 2015