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cow-orker

cow-orker noun: co-worker.

Noun

cow-orker (plural cow-orkers)

  1. (humorous) co-worker
    • The above quote has been rated as gross, digusting,^([sic]) and tacky by my cow-orkers at work...are you a cow orker?1989, Charles Anderson, “Re: Words (mundane)”, in alt.sca (Usenet)
    • At this point, my cow-orker got real pissed off and firmly and courageously said: Hey, as a result of channeling, I discovered I used to be a cow in a previous lifetime.1998, cluelessnewbie, Re: I give up on alt.slack, alt.slack, http://groups.google.com/group/alt.slack/msg/2e925ed61ecb16d0?dmode=source&hl=en

Forms of cow-orker

pluralcow-orkers
alternative formcow orker

Origin of cow-orker

Deliberate corruption of co-worker, perhaps in imitation of pronunciation errors in early text-to-speech software.

Questions about cow-orker

What does cow-orker mean?
Cow-orker means co-worker.
What part of speech is cow-orker?
Cow-orker is a noun.
What is the plural of cow-orker?
The plural of cow-orker is cow-orkers.

Words near cow-orker in the dictionary

  1. cow-lilies
  2. cow-lily
  3. cow-mother
  4. cow-mothers
  5. cow-nosed ray
  6. cow-orker
  7. cow-orkers
  8. cow-pat
  9. cow-pats
  10. cow-pilot
  11. cow-pilots

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