Are you sure the word "neckbeard" is really one you wanted to use here?

notduncansmith · on Aug 10, 2014

Yeah, I meet the overworked and overscheduled parts (and couldn't afford to spend a month hacking on open source in the tropics), but I'm not overweight and certainly don't have a neckbeard. I get that "neckbeard" is more of a cultural term than a literal one, but it seems like even that interpretation has taken on a more pejorative bent lately.

tptacek · on Aug 10, 2014

I just meant that they may have inadvertently re-introduced gender into the discussion.

"Neckbeard" is definitely a pejorative term, but that's not in itself a huge problem.

notduncansmith · on Aug 10, 2014

Ah, I missed that subtle point. Very astute.

angersock · on Aug 11, 2014

Fair point, but given the trope I'm looking to invoke ( http://medriscoll.com/post/9117396231/the-guild-of-silicon-v... ), I'm okay with the baggage.

Is there a female version of neckbeard? Or a gender-neutral word with the same connotations?

I fear the obvious wordplay is offensive for the wrong reasons: neckbroad?