traditiot

Traditiot is a pejorative neologism used in online discourse to describe a person who is perceived as excessively or dogmatically devoted to traditional social and cultural norms, often opposing modern reforms or progressive values. The term blends "traditional" with a suffix implying insult, and is typically invoked in debates over gender roles, religion, marriage, education, and politics.

Its etymology is informal; it emerged in English-language internet spaces during the 2010s and 2020s as a way to mock inflexible critics of change. It is not a formal scholarly term, but rather a meme-like label used in blogs, forums, and social media comments.

Usage characterizes the traditiot as resisting evidence, clinging to nostalgia for an idealized past, and sometimes endorsing absolutist or nationalist stances. Critics link the label to attitudes associated with reactionary conservatism, moral panic, or anti-modernism.

Because it functions as an insult, the term can oversimplify beliefs and polarize discussions. Its pejorative nature means it is more common in polemical contexts than in measured analysis.

See also: traditionalism, conservatism, online discourse, neologism.