Rentoid

Submission 49,486

About

Rentoid is a slang term started on the subreddit /r/LoveForLandlords,^[1] where users frequently roleplay as stereotypically bad landlords, used to refer to bad tenants who pay rent, but are annoying, presumably because they're anti-landlord, leading the landlord to want them gone anyway. The term is used to mock those with left-leaning politics and people who are anti-landlord.

Origin

On October 18th, 2019, /r/LandlordLove was created as a space for those with bad landlord experiences to share them, as well as create memes and share articles about landlords acting poorly.

On May 3rd, 2020, /r/LoveForLandlords was created to, according to the About Community section, "appreciate the essential role of landlords in society." On May 3rd, a now-deleted user posted, "Rentoids: please do not use the word "landord", or at least don't use a hard "R". It's our word. Consider using "landlawd" or, even better, the phrase "person of means" to the subreddit^[2] (shown below, left). This is the first known use of the term on the site.

The term, as well as others used on the subreddit, is part of the forum's official wiki^[3] (shown below, right).

Spread

The term gained massive popularity on /r/LoveForLandlords, mostly used in ironic shit posts. On May 14th, 2020, /u/Bongjame made a post to /r/LoveForLoandlords^[6] titled, "Just your average rentoid" along with a Soyjak meme, garnering over 1,100 upvotes in 8 months (shown below).

On August 14th, /u/antiwarus made a post^[4] titled, "Rentoids after finding out we are unbanned (again)" referencing two alleged bans the subreddit has gone through, along with a video of a liberal Wojak raging and throwing a laptop at the wall, garnering over 2,600 upvotes in 5 months (shown below, left). On September 8th, /u/Speedvolt2 posted,^[5] "Just evicted 12 single moms for in--st (they let their child suck on their t--s, disgusting). Reminder to always strike against rentoid degeneracy" along with an image of a strong man flexing, garnering over 1,800 upvotes in 4 months (shown below, right).