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netwank

netwank noun: online nonsense, rubbish.

Noun

netwank (uncountable)

  1. (Commonwealth, Internet, Ireland, UK, rare, vulgar) Online nonsense, rubbish.
    • [other contributors snippectomied: this in reply to uncle miltie's latest netwank]1997 March 31, qangashiraz, “Ten commandments”, in alt.abortion (Usenet)
    • Sorry, I know I should let it lie and I will, but this is something a friend sent to me after checking out Chris' ultra pretentious netwank page.2001 July 5, Chris Lynch, quoting The Guv'nor, “WARNING, BINARY...ALTHOUGH VERY FUNNY”, in free.uk.tv.bigbrother (Usenet)

Origin of netwank

From net + wank.

Questions about netwank

What does netwank mean?
Netwank means online nonsense, rubbish.
What part of speech is netwank?
Netwank is a noun.

Words near netwank in the dictionary

  1. nettosuchid
  2. nettosuchids
  3. netts
  4. netty
  5. netupitant
  6. netwank
  7. netwar
  8. netwars
  9. netwide
  10. netwise
  11. network

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