"wackyparse" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-wackyparse.wav Forms: wackyparses [present, singular, third-person], wackyparsing [participle, present], wackyparsed [participle, past], wackyparsed [past]
Etymology: From wacky + parse. Though wackyparsing as a concept probably originated in Kibology (at alt.religion.kibology), at least as early as 1998http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&q=wackyparsing&qt_s=Search, the term has come to have wider usage, particularly on Usenet. Coined by James Parry in 1998. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|wacky|parse}} wacky + parse, {{coin|en|James Parry|in=1998}} Coined by James Parry in 1998 Head templates: {{en-verb}} wackyparse (third-person singular simple present wackyparses, present participle wackyparsing, simple past and past participle wackyparsed)
  1. (Internet slang) In Kibology, the practice of misreading text to humorous effect (perhaps deliberately), especially in line with traditional absurdist humor. Tags: Internet Hypernyms: misparse
    Sense id: en-wackyparse-en-verb-EIGWWllF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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