Decacorn

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A private startup with a valuation of US$10 billion or greater.

    "Today, the delinquent decacorn of Silicon Valley announced Uber Freight, a bid to bring the ride hailing model to trucking."

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"Today, the delinquent decacorn of Silicon Valley announced Uber Freight, a bid to bring the ride hailing model to trucking."

Etymology

From deca- (“ten”) + -corn (“horns”), by analogy with unicorn (literally “one horn”).

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