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technoweenie

technoweenie noun: an ineffectual or insignificant computer nerd.

Noun

technoweenie (plural technoweenies)

  1. (derogatory, informal) An ineffectual or insignificant computer nerd.
    • "Pop the lid on a Compaq 25 MHz and you'll see something really strange," said the whizzer. First wiping their hands on their shirts, the InfoWorld technoweenies did just that.1988 July 4, InfoWorld, volume 10, number 27, page 74
    • Soon after, a foghorn-voiced guy stood up and denounced the room as "a bunch of technoweenies whining about who's going to fund their latest fad."1991 April, SPIN, volume 7, number 1, page 106

Forms of technoweenie

pluraltechnoweenies

Origin of technoweenie

From techno- + weenie.

Questions about technoweenie

What does technoweenie mean?
Technoweenie means an ineffectual or insignificant computer nerd.
What part of speech is technoweenie?
Technoweenie is a noun.
What is the plural of technoweenie?
The plural of technoweenie is technoweenies.

Words near technoweenie in the dictionary

  1. technoutopia
  2. technoutopian
  3. technoutopianism
  4. technoutopians
  5. technoutopias
  6. technoweenie
  7. technoweenies
  8. technowizard
  9. technowizardry
  10. technowizards
  11. techonomic

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