Net.-

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net.-

/net dot/ Usage: pref. Etymology: Usenet Derivation: Usenet See Also: lurker, net.police

net.-: /net dot/ pref.

[Usenet] Prefix used to describe people and events related to Usenet. From the time before the Great Renaming, when most non-local newsgroups had names beginning "net.". Includes net.gods, net.goddesses (various charismatic net.women with circles of on-line admirers), net.lurkers (see lurker), net.person, net.parties (a synonym for boink, sense 2), and many similar constructs. See also net.police.

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