Meaning of Usenetism | Babel Free

Definitions

A term that is peculiar to Usenet.

Internet, uncommon

Examples

“I sense the birth of a new expression: "JJ" As in "He's a real JJ!" for referring to people that clog up the net. Or, "Don't be such a JJ!" I.e., a JJ is a net *sshole”

“> >>What, precisely, is an "obAncientHardware"? Or an "ObPratchett" for that > >>matter? > > > >It's a Usenetism, rather than a AFPism. In newsgroups where a > >distinction between ``on-topic and ``off-topic exists and matters, > >ObFoo precedes some on-topic material at the end of an off-topic post.”

“>By the way, thanks and yes you did, and what is "p&e"??? Sorry... usenetism for "Posted and Emailed".”

“It's no more a feature of CF groups than AOL or newsfroup or DH or any of the other assorted Usenetisms that have emerged over the last two decades are specific to any other group.”

“Pron is usenetism for porn. Maybe it was supposed to suggest people too excited to correct a metathesis.”

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