Online Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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wilfing n. Britain is becoming a nation of aimless internet users, spending an average of two full working days a month surfing the web without any real purpose, a study claimed today. More than two thirds of the UK’s 33.7 million internet users admit to the newly-identified habit of “wilfing” (What Was I Looking For?), and put their hands up to being regularly distracted when surfing, whether at work or in the home. [English Online Factitious New or Nonce] [full cite] (Apr. 11, 2007)

wisebot n. John Burgess, a retired US foreign service officer who blogs about Saudi Arabia, is a “wisebot”—defined as a Web-savvy expert on some subject who is both wise and smart. [English Online Slang] [full cite] (Feb. 12, 2008)

word of mouse n. Word of mouse is the latest trend in online travel planning, and a variety of corporate travel companies are setting up networking sites in hopes of becoming the Facebook of corporate travel. [English Online Technology] [full cite] (Jul. 8, 2008)

yahoo-yahoo n. In less than three months of its release, the song is currently generating controversy, following the alleged promotion of the internet fraud popularly known as Yahoo-yahoo in local parlance. [English Nigeria Crime & Prisons Online] [full cite] (Jul. 16, 2007)

yahoo-yahoo boy n. Today, the con usually relies on e-mail and is often called a 419 scheme after the anti-fraud section of the criminal code in Nigeria, where it flourishes.…The scammers, who often operate in crime rings, are known as “yahoo-yahoo boys,” because the frequently use free Yahoo accounts. [English Nigeria Crime & Prisons Online] [full cite] (May. 10, 2006)

zebra striping n. Zebra striping—also known as candy striping or half-shadow—is the application of faint shading to alternate lines or rows in data tables or forms. [English Online Jargon] [full cite] (May. 7, 2008)

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