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Uselessnet

Uselessnet proper noun: usenet.

Proper noun

Uselessnet or the Uselessnet

  1. (derogatory) Usenet.
    • Doesn't anyone out there in the bowels (I use the term advisedly) of the Uselessnet remember that the reason that newsgroups were invented, was so we could see items of interest SEGREGATED INTO TOPICS OF INTEREST???1983 July 12, hu...@dadla-b.uucp, “Wretched multiple submissions”, in net.flame (Usenet), archived from the original on 06 Dec 2025
    • Still, with all the new Delphites and Uselessnet folk around these days, how about the following arrangement? If you aren't on the Mousy mailing list and wish to receive a copy of the next issue, send a SASE to the below address in the next few days, along with a short note including your address...1986 November 27, SHU...@red.rutgers.edu.uucp, “Delphi Mac Digest V2 #62”, in mod.mac (Usenet), archived from the original on 06 Dec 2025

Origin of Uselessnet

Blend of useless + Usenet.

Questions about Uselessnet

What does Uselessnet mean?
Uselessnet means usenet.
What part of speech is Uselessnet?
Uselessnet is a proper noun.

Words near Uselessnet in the dictionary

  1. uselesser
  2. uselessest
  3. uselessly
  4. uselessness
  5. uselessnesses
  6. Uselessnet
  7. Uselton
  8. Useltons
  9. usen
  10. usen't to
  11. USENET

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