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alt.surfer

alt.surfer noun: a participant in the Usenet newsgroup alt.surfing.

Noun

alt.surfer (plural alt.surfers)

  1. (Internet) A participant in the Usenet newsgroup alt.surfing.
    • Hello to James Wilkes, over at Duke. There suddenly seem to be a fair number of alt.surfers in this part of the world.1991 November 5, Thomas David Mills, “U.S. east coast surf”, in alt.surfing (Usenet), archived from the original on 06 Nov 2025
    • Are you an alt.surfer by any chance? [just looking at your sig]1997 August 24, Gadget PJT, “Talk, Talk, Talk”, in uk.community.firefighting (Usenet), archived from the original on 06 Nov 2025

Examples of alt.surfer in a sentence

  • He was on vacation w/ his family & myself & a couple of my friends who also happen to be alt.surfers (members of the ng [newsgroup] for surfers) met this guy & his whole family for a surf.1999 July 28, PONE1PESOS, “Thanks, Thanks & More Thanks!!!”, in alt.design.graphics (Usenet), archived from the original on 06 Nov 2025:
  • One of the alt.surfers uses a popcorn popper.2005 October 11, george of the jungle, “The ADHD Coffee tradeoff”, in alt.support.attn-deficit (Usenet), archived from the original on 06...

Forms of alt.surfer

pluralalt.surfers

Origin of alt.surfer

Blend of alt.surfing + surfer.

Questions about alt.surfer

What does alt.surfer mean?
Alt.surfer means a participant in the Usenet newsgroup alt.surfing.
How do you use alt.surfer in a sentence?
He was on vacation w/ his family & myself & a couple of my friends who also happen to be alt.surfers (members of the ng [newsgroup] for surfers) met this guy & his whole family for a surf.
What part of speech is alt.surfer?
Alt.surfer is a noun.
What is the plural of alt.surfer?
The plural of alt.surfer is alt.surfers.

Words near alt.surfer in the dictionary

  1. alt.rappers
  2. alt.revisionist
  3. alt.revisionists
  4. alt.slacker
  5. alt.slackers
  6. alt.surfer
  7. alt.surfers
  8. alt.writer
  9. alt.writers
  10. alta
  11. Alta California

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