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threadjack

threadjack verb: to take over a discussion thread with a subject unrelated to the original posting.

Verb

threadjack (third-person singular simple present threadjacks, present participle threadjacking, simple past and past participle threadjacked)

  1. (Internet, transitive) To take over a discussion thread with a subject unrelated to the original posting.

Forms of threadjack

third-person singular presentthreadjacks
present participlethreadjacking
past participlethreadjacked
pastthreadjacked

Origin of threadjack

Blend of thread + hijack.

Questions about threadjack

What does threadjack mean?
Threadjack means to take over a discussion thread with a subject unrelated to the original posting.
What part of speech is threadjack?
Threadjack is a verb.
What is the past tense of threadjack?
The past tense of threadjack is threadjacked.

Words near threadjack in the dictionary

  1. threadiness
  2. threading
  3. threading the needle
  4. threadings
  5. threadish
  6. threadjack
  7. threadjacked
  8. threadjacker
  9. threadjackers
  10. threadjacking
  11. threadjackings

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