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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>poser</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../P.html" title="P"/><link rel="previous" href="pop.html" title="pop"/><link rel="next" href="post.html" title="post"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">poser</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="pop.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">P</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="post.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="poser"/><dt xmlns="" id="poser"><b>poser</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">n.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> [from French <span class="foreignphrase"><i class="foreignphrase">poseur</i></span>] A
<a href="../W/wannabee.html"><i class="glossterm">wannabee</i></a>; not hacker slang, but used among crackers,
phreaks and <a href="../W/warez-d00dz.html"><i class="glossterm">warez d00dz</i></a>. Not as negative as
<a href="../L/lamer.html"><i class="glossterm">lamer</i></a> or <a href="../L/leech.html"><i class="glossterm">leech</i></a>. Probably
derives from a similar usage among punk-rockers and metalheads, putting
down those who &#8220;<span class="quote">talk the talk but don't walk the walk</span>&#8221;.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="pop.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../P.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="post.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">pop </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> post</td></tr></table></div></body></html>