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[โ€“] samus12345@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You know, I never questioned where the term roflcopter came from, but I just looked it up and it comes from the WarCraft III forums in 2003. It actually refers to the gyrocopter in the game rather than a helicopter. This has been another...

[โ€“] RedAggroBest@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Yep, then when they were in wow, roflcopter just continued to spread.