"Microshaft" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Audio: En-au-Microshaft.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: Blend of Microsoft + shaft (in slang sense; see shafted). Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Microsoft|shaft}} Blend of Microsoft + shaft, {{m|en|shafted}} shafted Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Microshaft
  1. (computing, slang, derogatory) The computer company Microsoft. Tags: derogatory, slang Categories (topical): Computing, Microsoft, Nicknames

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