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cheapernet

cheapernet noun: the thinnet form of Ethernet.

Noun

cheapernet (countable and uncountable, plural cheapernets)

  1. (humorous) The thinnet form of Ethernet.

Forms of cheapernet

pluralcheapernets

Origin of cheapernet

From cheaper + net, as an approximate rhyme for Ethernet, because cheaper than the thicknet variety.

Questions about cheapernet

What does cheapernet mean?
Cheapernet means the thinnet form of Ethernet.
What part of speech is cheapernet?
Cheapernet is a noun.
What is the plural of cheapernet?
The plural of cheapernet is cheapernets.

Words near cheapernet in the dictionary

  1. cheapens
  2. cheapens out
  3. cheaper
  4. cheaper by the dozen
  5. cheaperies
  6. cheapernet
  7. cheapernets
  8. cheapery
  9. cheapest
  10. cheapfake
  11. cheapfakes

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