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netcopping

netcopping is the present participle and gerund of netcop.

Meaning of netcop

Verb

netcop (third-person singular simple present netcops, present participle netcopping, simple past and past participle netcopped)

  1. (Internet, ambitransitive, derogatory, slang) To call out, criticize or complain about (someone or something), especially when attempting to enforce netiquette or other standards, especially on Usenet.
    • So I just skip over them, rather than netcopping every time I don't like the content. Any thread with 'jealousy' in the title doesn't even get a look, but perhaps I should start netcopping about how that has been done to death here, and I didn't even find it interesting or relevant to me the first...1993 June 29, Brad Shapcott, “Age Of Consent”, in alt.polyamory (Usenet)
    Synonyms:
    cybercop

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Questions about netcopping

What is netcopping the present participle and gerund of?
Netcopping is the present participle and gerund of netcop.

Words near netcopping in the dictionary

  1. netco
  2. netcode
  3. Netcong
  4. netcop
  5. netcopped
  6. netcopping
  7. netcoppish
  8. netcoppy
  9. netcops
  10. netcos
  11. netcronym

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