Ruggie Edit Meaning

1.

One who downloads excessively.

Also known as a rug.

Shad took so much off my FTP that he downed the server. He's a Ruggie.

2.

ruggie (n): (1) from rugrat. A stupid 13-year-old with a Christmas present modem. (2) By extension, a troll (q.v.) who successfully pretends to be a ruggie (1), triggering flamesfrom those too self-important to be paying attention. See also DOOOOOOON Rodent, or the Danarchy volume.

Fuck off and die, you stupid ruggie.

3.

One who downloads excessively without also uploading.

in BBS days: Someone with a bad Upload/Download ratio would be called a "ruggie".

in Torrent terms: Someone who never seeds a file.

See ruggie, bbs, torrent, downloading

4.

From rugrat, affectionate term for a small child.

Yeah, I'd like to go, but I gotta get someone to mind the ruggies.

See Jaco