webbie
webbie noun: a user of WebTV, a service formerly used to connect to the World Wide Web through a television rather than a computer.
Noun (1)
webbie (plural webbies)
- A user of WebTV, a service formerly used to connect to the World Wide Web through a television rather than a computer.
- This is the lovely, tolerant, and cooperative attitude that so endears Webbies to the rest of the folks on UseNet. Now run along, little boy, until you learn the difference between UseNet and the WWW. Oh, and until you learn how to quote and attribute properly.1999, Glen Quarnstrom, “Re: Another Thing Webbies Can't Do”, in alt.fan.art-bell (Usenet)
- "Even a webbie can attribute" is not missing anything, let alone a noun. Attribute is a verb. Even a webbie can poop. Even a webbie can suck. Even a webbie can think. Hee-hee.2002, Jimmy Snibbler, “Re: God's got alzheimer's (HEY SNIBBLER, DOC AND ROVE)”, in alt.fan.art-bell (Usenet)
- Synonyms:
- WebTVer
Noun (2) capitalized: Webbie
Webbie (plural Webbies)
- Alternative form of webbie.
Synonyms of webbie
Forms of webbie
| plural | webbies |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Webbie |
| plural | Webbies |
Origin of webbie
From Web + -ie.
Questions about webbie
- What does webbie mean?
- Webbie means a user of WebTV, a service formerly used to connect to the World Wide Web through a television rather than a computer.
- What part of speech is webbie?
- Webbie is a noun.
- What is the plural of webbie?
- The plural of webbie is webbies.
Words near webbie in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: webbie (page history and authors); Webbie (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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