Etymology

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Today it means: To commit an indiscriminate mass murder, particularly one that targets women. Full definition →

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Initialism referring to Elliot Rodger, who carried out a series of deadly mass shootings in Isla Vista, California, in 2014 with the intent of punishing women for rejecting him and men he envied.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.