Meanings
noun/d/egenerate (plural /d/egenerates)
plural /d/egenerates · alternative /d/generate
- Internet4chan slangA habitual poster on the /d/ - Hentai/Alternative board on 4chan; a member of the /d/ community.
Origin
From /d/ - Hentai/Alternative, an imageboard on 4chan, inspired by /b/tard. Taken from degenerate with humorous emphasis on the initial letter in reference to /d/'s stigma of degeneracy due to its content often veering into sexual fetishism.
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/d/egenerate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%2Fd%2Fegenerate
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“/d/egenerate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%2Fd%2Fegenerate. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “/d/egenerate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%2Fd%2Fegenerate.
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