An insult coined by Miami lawyer and anti-videogame crusader Jack Thompson to describe gamers who fought back against his attempts to ban violent games. While intended as an ad hominem insult, some gamers have taken the mantle on proudly as "pixelantes".

Believed to be a portmanteau derived from "pixel", a reference to videogame graphics, and "vigilante".

When someone thinks they are the main character of their life. Usually comes with a side of individuality complex, quirky style and a self centered point of view.

Originally, a term coined by Jack Thompson, referring to members of the internet-based gaming subculture who have taken it upon themselves to take action against him for his harassment of Mike Krahulik, the artist from the webcomic Penny Arcade.

The term has since been reclaimed by two designers at Straight Loop, who have made a tshirt design based on the word.

Someone who when they disagree with someone they use the internet and various other means to orchestrate death threats.

Coined by Jack Thompson in reference to the Penny Arcade creators and others who stood up against his crusade against video game violence.

People, mainly gamers, who are seized by a kind of madness and become a vigilante in the name of video games.