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webbie

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

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

Examples

“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.”
“"Even a webbie can attribute" is not missing anything, let⟳ alone a noun. Attribute is a verb. Even a webbie can poop. Even a webbie can suck⟳. Even a webbie can think⟳. Hee-hee.”
“This was what happened when the AOLers, WebTVers, and Google Groupers showed up during the Endless September. We don't need⟳ to go through that again! Otherwise, instead of ending up with ex-webbies who have⟳ adapted to USENET, USENET might be converted into a vast web-board/social-networking site/blog by webbies […]”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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