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net.cop

net.cop is the alternative form of netcop.

Meaning of netcop

Noun

netcop (plural netcops)

  1. (Internet, derogatory, slang) A user who attempts to enforce netiquette or other standards, especially on Usenet.
    • Isn't the infamous "netcop" post that gets reposted here weekly your justification for continuing the discussion on news.admin, due to your interpretation of news.admin's charter?1992 March 29, John Henders, “His friend and nobody else's, John Palmer!”, in alt.flame (Usenet)

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Forms of net.cop

pluralnet.cops

Origin of net.cop

Likely based on the way newsgroups's names are formed, especially those from the net.* hierarchy (e.g. net.games, net.general), the first Usenet hierarchy.

Questions about net.cop

What is net.cop the alternative form of?
Net.cop is the alternative form of netcop.

Words near net.cop in the dictionary

  1. net-winged beetle
  2. net-winged beetles
  3. net-worth
  4. net-worths
  5. net-zero
  6. net.cop
  7. net.cops
  8. neta
  9. netaholic
  10. netaholics
  11. netaholism

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