Webbie

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A user of WebTV, a service formerly used to connect to the World Wide Web through a television rather than a computer. Internet, derogatory, historical

    "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."

  2. 2
    Alternative form of webbie. alt-of, alternative

Synonyms

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webtver

Example

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"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."

Etymology

From Web + -ie.

Related phrases

world wide web

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