Siliconite
Siliconite noun: a person who lives or works in Silicon Valley.
Noun
Siliconite (plural Siliconites)
- A person who lives or works in Silicon Valley.
- R.U. Sirius, whose journalistic rounds put him in constant contact with Siliconites of all descriptions, says, "In my experience, the most creative people in computers experiment with drugs. It's a very bizarre culture, where the freaks are the elite. […]"1992 June 29, Vijay Joglekar, “Valley of the Nerds - 3”, in austin.general (Usenet)
- Are you kidding? $60,000 is what Siliconites pay the illegal Guatemalan gardener who has to go all the way to Gilroy before he can find a place he can afford to rent. (As long as he, the wife and kids share the place with his brother and his family.)1996 October 7, frlpwr@flash.net, “Re: Organic/Unsafe”, in talk.politics.animals (Usenet)
Forms of Siliconite
| plural | Siliconites |
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Origin of Siliconite
From silicon + -ite, after Silicon Valley.
Questions about Siliconite
- What does Siliconite mean?
- Siliconite means a person who lives or works in Silicon Valley.
- What part of speech is Siliconite?
- Siliconite is a noun.
- What is the plural of Siliconite?
- The plural of Siliconite is Siliconites.
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