Winblows

//ˈwɪnbloʊz// name, slang

name, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Microsoft Windows operating system. slang

    "Winblows regrets that it is "Not Justice Department Approved.""

  2. 2
    Microshaft Winblows 98.

Example

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"Winblows regrets that it is "Not Justice Department Approved.""

Etymology

Blend of Windows + blows (in the slang sense where something that "blows" is worthless or inferior). First use appears c. 1997 in the periodical Working Woman.

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operating system

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