Usenetism
Usenetism noun: a term that is peculiar to Usenet.
Noun
Usenetism (plural Usenetisms)
- A term that is peculiar to Usenet.
- I sense the birth of a new expression: "JJ"
As in "He's a real JJ!" for referring to people that clog up the net.
Or, "Don't be such a JJ!" I.e., a JJ is a net *sshole1988 June 24, Robert DeBenedictis, “Yet Another USENETism”, in misc.misc (Usenet) - > >>What, precisely, is an "obAncientHardware"? Or an "ObPratchett" for that
> >>matter?
> >
> >It's a Usenetism, rather than a AFPism. In newsgroups where a
> >distinction between ``on-topic and ``off-topic exists and matters,
> >ObFoo precedes some on-topic material at the end of an off-topic...1997 August 5, Mary, “[I] Proof that girl geeks DO exist.”, in alt.fan.pratchett (Usenet)
- I sense the birth of a new expression: "JJ"
Forms of Usenetism
| plural | Usenetisms |
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Origin of Usenetism
From Usenet + -ism.
Questions about Usenetism
- What does Usenetism mean?
- Usenetism means a term that is peculiar to Usenet.
- What part of speech is Usenetism?
- Usenetism is a noun.
- What is the plural of Usenetism?
- The plural of Usenetism is Usenetisms.
Words near Usenetism in the dictionary
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