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keyboard smash

keyboard smash noun: a seemingly random and unintelligible string of characters, as produced by smashing a keyboard.

Noun

keyboard smash (plural keyboard smashes)

  1. (Internet) A seemingly random and unintelligible string of characters, as produced by smashing a keyboard.
    • Schlachthofbronx – no, that wasn’t a keyboard smash of excitement at seeing M.I.A. Live, that was just the name of her support act, […]2010 November 15, Tabitha Thorlu-Bangura, “Gigs this week 15.11.10”, in Leeds Student
    • All of my attempted heartfelt, nod-worthy and Amen-pulling sentences get interrupted with keyboard smashes. "The Pirates, for the first time in two decades, came so close to a winning season they jksdfj welkfjaf;lkjawe;flk awef;lkwejfj--"2012 October, Virginia Montanez, “Oh the Humanity!”, in Pittsburgh Magazine
    Synonyms:
    keysmash

Synonyms of keyboard smash

Forms of keyboard smash

pluralkeyboard smashes

Questions about keyboard smash

What does keyboard smash mean?
Keyboard smash means a seemingly random and unintelligible string of characters, as produced by smashing a keyboard.
What part of speech is keyboard smash?
Keyboard smash is a noun.
What is the plural of keyboard smash?
The plural of keyboard smash is keyboard smashes.

Words near keyboard smash in the dictionary

  1. keyboard instruments
  2. keyboard layout
  3. keyboard layouts
  4. keyboard shortcut
  5. keyboard shortcuts
  6. keyboard smash
  7. keyboard smashes
  8. keyboard warrior
  9. keyboard warriors
  10. keyboardable
  11. keyboarded

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