POSER


Meaning of POSER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ n. ]

A wannabee ; not hacker slang, but used among crackers, phreaks and warez d00dz . Not as negative as lamer or leech . Probably derives from a similar usage among punk-rockers and metalheads, putting down those who "talk the talk but don't walk the walk".

Jargon File English vocabulary.      Английский словарь жаргона.