| always-on | Designating a continuously accessible connection to the Internet, as opposed to one… | 1996 | Go To Quotation |
| anime | A genre of Japanese or Japanese-style animated film or television entertainment, characterized… | 1985 | Go To Quotation |
| artilect | A machine or robot possessing artificial intelligence, esp. to a degree comparable with human intelligence. | 1994 | Go To Quotation |
| bashment | An event or party, esp. one featuring dancehall reggae or ragga music. Also (now… | 1996 | Go To Quotation |
| blogging | The activity of writing or maintaining a weblog. | 1999 | Go To Quotation |
| boyf | A boyfriend. | 1990 | Go To Quotation |
| cancelbot | A program that searches for and deletes specified postings from Internet newsgroups. | 1993 | Go To Quotation |
| carpet muncher | A lesbian. Cf. carpet n. Additions, rug muncher n. | 1992 | Go To Quotation |
| cell | A cellular telephone, a mobile phone. | 1988 | Go To Quotation |
| charver | A young person of a type characterized by brash and loutish behaviour and the… | 1997 | Go To Quotation |
| chav | In the United Kingdom (originally the south of England): a young person of a type… | 1998 | Go To Quotation |
| chavvy | Characteristic of a chav; ostentatious, gaudy. | 1999 | Go To Quotation |
| click-through | Of a web page, file, etc.: accessible or navigable by clicking on hyperlinks. Also… | 1996 | Go To Quotation |
| -core | Used as the second element in various compounds designating (usually more extreme… | 1985 | Go To Quotation |
| cosplay | Originally in Japan: the action or pastime of dressing up in costume, esp. as a… | 1993 | Go To Quotation |
| crunk | Exciting or fun; (of a person) extremely energized or excited, esp. as a result of… | 1995 | Go To Quotation |
| cybercast | Originally: a text-based electronic bulletin of information, news, etc., published… | 1992 | Go To Quotation |
| cybercast | trans. Originally: to publish (a text-based electronic bulletin) over the Internet.… | 1992 | Go To Quotation |
| cybercasting | Originally: the publication of electronic text-based information, news, etc., over… | 1991 | Go To Quotation |
| cyberpet | Computing. A program able to interact with similar programs on other computers via the Internet. rare. | 1993 | Go To Quotation |
| cybrarian | A person who is practised at finding information on the Internet on behalf of others… | 1991 | Go To Quotation |
| datasphere | The notional environment in which digital data is stored; esp. the Internet viewed in… | 1989 | Go To Quotation |
| defrag | = defragmentation n. | 1988 | Go To Quotation |
| defrag | trans. and intr. = defragment v. | 1988 | Go To Quotation |
| digibox | Sound Recording. = analogue-to-digital converter at analogue n. adj. Special uses. nonce-use. | 1990 | Go To Quotation |
| drag-and-drop | Designating, relating to, or permitting a method of moving or copying images, icons… | 1985 | Go To Quotation |
| drag and drop | trans. To move or copy (an image, icon, text, etc.) from one part of a display screen… | 1990 | Go To Quotation |
| dumbsize | trans. To dismiss (staff) in excessive numbers or without regard to organizational… | 1993 | Go To Quotation |
| ego-surf | intr. To search on the Internet for mentions of one's own name or the name of one's business, website, etc. | 1995 | Go To Quotation |
| ego-surfing | The practice of searching on the Internet for mentions of one's own name or the name of one's business, website, etc. | 1995 | Go To Quotation |
| email | trans. To send (a message or file) by email; to send an email to (a person, organization, etc.). | 1983 | Go To Quotation |
| emailable | Of a document: able to be sent via email; that is in a format that can be sent via email. Of a person: contactable via email. | 1986 | Go To Quotation |
| emailed | Of a message, file, etc.: that has been sent by email. | 1986 | Go To Quotation |
| extranet | An intranet that can be accessed, via the Internet, by a limited group of… | 1995 | Go To Quotation |
| fab | An industrial plant for the manufacture of electronics components, esp. microchips. Freq. attrib. | 1984 | Go To Quotation |
| FAQ | A list of questions and answers (originally those provided by Usenet newsgroups and later… | 1987 | Go To Quotation |
| Ferber | A strategy for training children to fall asleep on their own by gradually limiting… | 1990 | Go To Quotation |
| Ferberize | trans. To use the Ferber method or a similar technique to train (a child) to fall asleep independently. Also intr. Cf. Ferber n. | 1990 | Go To Quotation |
| fusiony | Of music: combining elements of more than one popular style (typically including jazz); characteristic of fusion music. | 1989 | Go To Quotation |
| geocache | intr. To participate in geocaching. Also trans.: to place (an item) somewhere as a geocache. | 2000 | Go To Quotation |
| girlf | A girlfriend. Freq. with possessive adjective. | 1991 | Go To Quotation |
| Godwin's Law | A facetious aphorism maintaining that as an online debate increases in length… | 1991 | Go To Quotation |
| grep | intr. To search for a string of characters using the grep command. Also trans.: to search (a file) in this way. | 1981 | Go To Quotation |
| hacktivism | The practice of gaining unauthorized access to computer files or networks in order to propagate a social or political message. | 1998 | Go To Quotation |
| hair band | A hard rock or heavy metal band of a type characterized by the dyed or permed long hair and flamboyant dress of its members. | 1989 | Go To Quotation |
| henna tattooing | The art or practice of applying henna tattoos. Cf. mehndi n. 2. | 1992 | Go To Quotation |
| hentai | Sexually explicit or pornographic manga and anime, often of an extreme or outlandish nature. Cf. manga n., anime n. | 1990 | Go To Quotation |
| hot key | A key or combination of keys on a computer that operates a short-cut function or… | 1983 | Go To Quotation |
| Infobahn | A computer network for the high-speed transfer of information, spec. the… | 1994 | Go To Quotation |
| janky | Of poor quality, bad; untrustworthy, suspicious. | 1993 | Go To Quotation |
| Japanimation | = anime n. | 1985 | Go To Quotation |
| kewl | = cool adj. 8. | 1990 | Go To Quotation |
| kill file | In a Usenet newsreader program: a file or list of chosen email addresses, subject… | 1984 | Go To Quotation |
| killfile | trans. To block (electronic postings or emails) by putting an email address… | 1990 | Go To Quotation |
| kiteboard | A type of surfboard or wakeboard designed for kiteboarding. | 1996 | Go To Quotation |
| kiteboard | intr. To participate in kiteboarding. | 1999 | Go To Quotation |
| kiteboarder | A person who rides a kiteboard; a participant in kiteboarding. | 1999 | Go To Quotation |
| kitesurfer | Also with capital initial. A proprietary name for: a piece of equipment used in kitesurfing; (now) esp. a kiteboard. | 1994 | Go To Quotation |
| kitesurfing | Originally: any of a number of sports or pastimes in which the participant rides… | 1995 | Go To Quotation |
| LARP | = live-action role-playing n. at live adj. n. adv. Special uses; (also) a live-action role playing game. | 1990 | Go To Quotation |
| LARP | intr. To participate in live-action role-playing. | 1990 | Go To Quotation |
| LARPer | = live-action role-player n. at live adj. n. adv. Special uses. | 1991 | Go To Quotation |
| LARPing | = live-action role-playing n. at live adj. n. adv. Special uses. | 1990 | Go To Quotation |
| lesbigay | Designating or relating to lesbians and male homosexuals collectively; (also)… | 1990 | Go To Quotation |
| Linux | A proprietary name for: an open-source operating system modelled on Unix, available in a… | 1991 | Go To Quotation |
| low-five | intr. To exchange low-fives. Cf. high-five v. at high-five n. Derivatives. | 1990 | Go To Quotation |
| Macarena | A dance consisting of set movements performed to a fast Latin rhythm. | 1995 | Go To Quotation |
| malware | Programs written with the intent of being disruptive or damaging to (the user of) a… | 1990 | Go To Quotation |
| mattifier | A cosmetic designed to even the tone or reduce the shiny appearance of the skin, esp. on… | 1996 | Go To Quotation |
| mattify | intr. Of a cosmetic: to produce a matt appearance; to reduce the shiny appearance of the… | 1997 | Go To Quotation |
| Merkin | An American. Also: American English. | 1990 | Go To Quotation |
| microdermabrasion | A cosmetic treatment, usually applied to the face, intended to make the skin appear… | 1993 | Go To Quotation |
| MILF | A sexually attractive woman who is a mother or (more generally) of early middle age. | 1995 | Go To Quotation |
| mini-me | A person or thing considered to be a smaller, but otherwise identical or very similar… | 1996 | Go To Quotation |
| mobo | = motherboard n. | 1993 | Go To Quotation |
| mocap | = motion capture n. at motion n. Compounds. | 1995 | Go To Quotation |
| morph | trans. To alter or transform (a computerized image) by morphing (morphing n.); to change… | 1982 | Go To Quotation |
| M-theory | A unified theory involving branes that subsumes eleven-dimensional supergravity and… | 1995 | Go To Quotation |
| MUDder | A person who participates in MUD computer games. | 1989 | Go To Quotation |
| MUDding | The playing of MUD computer games; this activity as a pastime or interest. | 1990 | Go To Quotation |
| mullered | Drunk, extremely intoxicated. | 1993 | Go To Quotation |
| Mumbaikar | A native or inhabitant of Mumbai. | 1993 | Go To Quotation |
| nanobot | A hypothetical nanoscale self-propelled machine, esp. one that has some degree of autonomy and can reproduce; a nano-robot. | 1989 | Go To Quotation |
| netcast | = webcast n. | 1992 | Go To Quotation |
| netcast | trans. = webcast v. | 1991 | Go To Quotation |
| netcasting | The action or practice of broadcasting over the Internet; the making of netcasts. Cf. webcasting n. | 1995 | Go To Quotation |
| Nethead | A user of the Internet, esp. a habitual or expert one. | 1984 | Go To Quotation |
| netiquette | An informal code of practice regulating the behaviour of Internet users when using… | 1982 | Go To Quotation |
| netizen | A person who uses the Internet, esp. habitually. | 1984 | Go To Quotation |
| Netter | A frequent user of a computer network, esp. the Internet; spec. a person who… | 1982 | Go To Quotation |
| Nettie | = Netter n. | 1985 | Go To Quotation |
| neurotypical | Neurologically typical; spec. exhibiting ordinary, as opposed to autistic, thinking and behaviour. | 1994 | Go To Quotation |
| noisecore | A type of popular music derived from hardcore punk music, characterized by the use of… | 1990 | Go To Quotation |
| non-net | That is not part of a particular network of computers; (in later use) spec. that is… | 1981 | Go To Quotation |
| non-veggie | = non-vegetarian n. | 1984 | Go To Quotation |
| Nostraticist | A person who studies, or is an expert in, Nostratic. | 1990 | Go To Quotation |
| N-word | Chiefly with the. The word ‘nigger’ (see nigger n.), esp. euphem. with reference to its offensiveness. | 1985 | Go To Quotation |
| overclock | trans. To increase the working speed of (a computer, esp. its central processing unit… | 1989 | Go To Quotation |
| overclocker | A person who or company which overclocks a computer. | 1993 | Go To Quotation |
| P2P | Peer to peer. See peer-to-peer adj. at peer n. 1d. | 1992 | Go To Quotation |
| Padanian | A native or inhabitant of the region of Padania in northern Italy; a supporter of independence for this region. | 1996 | Go To Quotation |
| passworded | Protected by means of a password. | 1982 | Go To Quotation |
| peering | The state or fact of being a peer; (now) spec. the exchange of data directly between two… | 1987 | Go To Quotation |
| pepper-spray | trans. To douse with pepper spray. | 1993 | Go To Quotation |
| Perl | A high-level interpreted programming language widely used for a variety of tasks… | 1987 | Go To Quotation |
| PGP | A public key encryption program, commonly used with email. | 1991 | Go To Quotation |
| phish | intr. To perpetrate a fraud on the Internet in order to glean personal… | 1996 | Go To Quotation |
| phishing | Fraud perpetrated on the Internet; spec. the impersonation of reputable companies in… | 1996 | Go To Quotation |
| Photoshop | trans. To edit, manipulate, or alter (a photographic image) digitally using Photoshop image-editing software. Also occas. intr. | 1992 | Go To Quotation |
| picture messaging | The action or practice of sending picture messages, esp. from one mobile phone to another. | 1995 | Go To Quotation |
| pitchbend | A variation made to the pitch of a note, esp. in electronic music; cf. bend n. Also… | 1982 | Go To Quotation |
| pixmap | A three-dimensional array of bits corresponding to a two-dimensional array of pixels. | 1986 | Go To Quotation |
| playtesting | The action of playtest v. | 1982 | Go To Quotation |
| plug-and-go | Easy to install and make operational; allowing easy installation and use; = plug-and-play adj. | 1983 | Go To Quotation |
| polyamorist | A person practising or advocating polyamory. | 1992 | Go To Quotation |
| polyamory | The fact of having simultaneous close emotional relationships with two or more… | 1992 | Go To Quotation |
| po-po | With pl. concord. With the. The police. Also as a count noun: a police officer. | 1994 | Go To Quotation |
| pop-under | A window (typically containing an unsolicited advertisement) which is generated… | 2000 | Go To Quotation |
| Posix | A set of formal descriptions that provides a standard for the design of certain… | 1986 | Go To Quotation |
| problemo | A problem or difficulty. Chiefly in no problemo; cf. no problem at problem n. Phrases. | 1985 | Go To Quotation |
| psy-trance | = psychedelic trance n. | 1996 | Go To Quotation |
| queercore | A type of aggressive rock music derived from hardcore punk music and characterized… | 1991 | Go To Quotation |
| repost | A message resent to or redisplayed on a mailing list, newsgroup, or other online forum; a repeated posting of an item. | 1983 | Go To Quotation |
| repost | trans. To resend to a mailing list, newsgroup, or other online forum; to display or make available online again. | 1982 | Go To Quotation |
| reposting | The action of repost v.; an instance if this. Also: a message that has been reposted. | 1981 | Go To Quotation |
| retcon | In a fictional work or series: a piece of new (and typically revelatory) information… | 1989 | Go To Quotation |
| retcon | trans. To revise retrospectively (an aspect of a fictional work or series), typically by… | 1989 | Go To Quotation |
| sandboard | intr. To ride on a sandboard; to participate in sandboarding. | 1994 | Go To Quotation |
| satphone | = satellite telephone n. at satellite n. Additions. | 1991 | Go To Quotation |
| schemie | An inhabitant of an urban housing scheme (see scheme n.); (sometimes) a former resident of… | 1992 | Go To Quotation |
| schwag | slang. Marijuana, esp. of low quality; = swag n. b. | 1993 | Go To Quotation |
| sheep-shagging | Designating a man who (it is suggested) engages in sexual intercourse with sheep. Usually… | 1992 | Go To Quotation |
| skatepunk | A skateboarder, esp. one who dresses in the loose-fitting, casual clothes associated… | 1985 | Go To Quotation |
| skeeved | Of a person: disgusted; repelled; discomforted. Also with out. | 1991 | Go To Quotation |
| skeezy | Slovenly, distasteful, sleazy; disreputable or immoral, esp. sexually. | 1992 | Go To Quotation |
| sleb | A celebrity. | 1996 | Go To Quotation |
| SMS | intr. To send a text message using SMS (see SMS n.); to communicate by SMS text… | 1996 | Go To Quotation |
| soz | Freq. in the language of electronic communications: = sorry adj. 3. | 1993 | Go To Quotation |
| spoddy | Having the characteristics of a ‘spod’: typical or suggestive of a ‘spod’. | 1990 | Go To Quotation |
| star 69 | A call return service which automatically dials the number from which the last incoming… | 1990 | Go To Quotation |
| star 69 | trans. To use the star 69 telephone service to call (a person). | 1990 | Go To Quotation |
| taikonaut | A Chinese astronaut. | 1998 | Go To Quotation |
| take-no-shit | Uncompromising, single-minded, no-nonsense. | 1992 | Go To Quotation |
| techno-pagan | A person who combines an interest in computer or other specialized technologies (esp.… | 1985 | Go To Quotation |
| threequel | The third of a sequence of films, a second sequel; the third book, event, etc., in a series. | 1983 | Go To Quotation |
| time suck | Something time-consuming; a waste of time. | 1991 | Go To Quotation |
| trackie daks | The bottom half of a tracksuit; tracksuit trousers. | 1992 | Go To Quotation |
| trolleyed | Intoxicated with alcohol or (occas.) drugs; extremely drunk. | 1992 | Go To Quotation |
| turntablism | The action or practice of performing as a turntablist. Cf. turntablist n. | 1996 | Go To Quotation |
| UK garage | A form of garage music (garage n. adj. Additions) originating in the United Kingdom… | 1992 | Go To Quotation |
| undelete | A function or command on a computer which recovers data that has been deleted. Chiefly attrib. | 1981 | Go To Quotation |
| undelete | trans. To recover (data) which has previously been deleted from an active file or… | 1981 | Go To Quotation |
| uni-brow | = mono-brow n. | 1989 | Go To Quotation |
| uninstall | trans. To remove (data or an application) from a computer. | 1981 | Go To Quotation |
| unsubscribe | intr. To remove one's details from an electronic mailing list, newsgroup, or similar… | 1981 | Go To Quotation |
| wakeboard | intr. To ride on a wakeboard, esp. regularly. Cf. wakeboarding n. | 1994 | Go To Quotation |
| wakeboarder | A person who rides a wakeboard, esp. regularly. | 1994 | Go To Quotation |
| wankered | Intoxicated with alcohol or drugs; extremely drunk. | 1992 | Go To Quotation |
| warez | Illegal copies of commercial software, pornographic images, etc., distributed… | 1987 | Go To Quotation |
| wazzed | Drunk; = pissed adj. 2. | 1990 | Go To Quotation |
| webcast | trans. To broadcast live over the Internet; to make viewable in real time by users of a web site. | 1995 | Go To Quotation |
| weblog | A file storing a detailed record of requests handled (and sometimes also errors generated) by a web server. | 1993 | Go To Quotation |
| weblogging | The creation and maintenance of a weblog (in either sense). | 1995 | Go To Quotation |
| webmaster | The administrator of a web site (who may also be its designer). | 1993 | Go To Quotation |
| webmistress | A female webmaster. Cf. webmaster n. | 1994 | Go To Quotation |
