Pedes (r/The Donald)
Pede (shortened of Centipede) is a slang term used by Trump supporters online as an in-group identifier among supporters, similar in social role to political solidarity terms as 'comrade'. The term originated and was popularized from /pol/ on 4chan and r/The_Donald on Reddit during the 2016 Presidential election. [1][2][3]
Background
r/The_Donald was a subreddit created in 2015 to support Donald Trump's 2016 Presidential campaign. [4][5][6][7]
On October 13, 2015 Trump re-posted a video titled 'You can't stump The Trump', that consisted of highlights during The Republican debate with the song 'Centipede', a song by Australian electronic group 'Knife Party' playing. The term 'Pede' was derived from the title of the song, and it quickly spread [8]
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References
- ↑ Resnick, Gideon (20 October 2015). "4chan 4 Trump". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ↑ Mills, Richard A. (2018). "Pop-up political advocacy communities on reddit.com". AI & Society. 33 (1): 39–54. doi:10.1007/s00146-017-0712-9.
- ↑ "The Trump glossary". CNN. 2016-11-17. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
- ↑ Koebler, Jason (2016-07-12). "How r/the_donald Became a Melting Pot of Frustration and Hate". Vice. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
- ↑ Koebler, Jason (2017-10-04). "Internet's Most Popular Donald Trump Chat Room Destroyed in Anime-Related 'Coup'". Vice. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
- ↑ Mills, Richard A. (2018). "Pop-up political advocacy communities on reddit.com". AI & Society. 33 (1): 39–54. doi:10.1007/s00146-017-0712-9.
- ↑ Lagorio-Chafkin, Christine (2016-11-19). "Reddit and the God Emperor of the Internet". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-02-04.
- ↑ Spencer, Edward Katrak (2025-01-27). "When Donald Trump Dropped the Bass: The Weaponization of Dubstep in Internet Trolling Strategies, 2011–2016". Twentieth-Century Music. Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 2026-06-06.