:hing: // [IRC] n. Fortuitous typo for `hint', now in wide
intentional use among players of {initgame}. Compare
{newsfroup}, {filk}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
intentional use among players of {initgame}. Compare
{newsfroup}, {filk}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
- hing // n.
[IRC] Fortuitous typo for `hint', now in
wide intentional use among players of initgame.
Compare newsfroup, filk... - newsfroup: // [USENET] n. Silly synonym for {newsgroup},
originally a typo but now in regular use on USENET's... - cow orker n.
[Usenet] n. fortuitous typo for co-worker,
widely used in Usenet, with perhaps a hint that orking... - filk: /filk/ [from SF fandom, where a typo for `folk' was
adopted as a new word] n.
v. A popular or folk song with lyrics revised or... - grilf: // n. Girl-friend. Like {newsfroup} and {filk},
a typo incarnated as a new word. Seems to have... - newsfroup // n.
[Usenet] Silly synonym for
newsgroup,
originally a typo but now in regular use on Usenet's... - initgame: /in-it'gaym/ [IRC] n. An {IRC} version of the
venerable trivia game "20 questions",
in which one user changes his {nick} to the initials... - filk /filk/ n.,v.
[from SF fandom, where a typo for
`folk' was adopted as a new word] A popular or folk song with
lyrics revised or completely new lyrics and/or music,
intended for humorous effect when read, and/or to... - mouso: /mow'soh/ n. [by analogy with `typo'] An error in mouse usage
resulting in an inappropriate selection or graphic garbage on the
screen.
Compare {thinko}, {braino}. -- The AI Hackers...
