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Y2K scare

Y2K scare proper noun: the year 2000 problem; a widespread panic in the late 1990s over potential failures of computer systems when the year changed from 1999 to 2000.

Proper noun

the Y2K scare

  1. The year 2000 problem; a widespread panic in the late 1990s over potential failures of computer systems when the year changed from 1999 to 2000.

Questions about Y2K scare

What does Y2K scare mean?
Y2K scare means the year 2000 problem; a widespread panic in the late 1990s over potential failures of computer systems when the year changed from 1999 to 2000.
What part of speech is Y2K scare?
Y2K scare is a proper noun.

Words near Y2K scare in the dictionary

  1. Y2K aesthetic
  2. Y2K bug
  3. Y2K futurism
  4. Y2K pink
  5. Y2K problem
  6. Y2K scare
  7. Y2K38
  8. ya
  9. ya ba
  10. ya boo
  11. ya boo sucks

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