"Slashdotter" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Slashdotters [plural]
Etymology: From Slashdot + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Slashdot|er}} Slashdot + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} Slashdotter (plural Slashdotters)
  1. (Internet) A user of the social news website Slashdot. Wikipedia link: Slashdot Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet

Inflected forms

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