"arachnerd" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: arachnerds [plural]
Etymology: Blend of arachnid + nerd, as a play on web and Web. Included on lists of Internet slang as early as 1996. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|arachnid|nerd}} Blend of arachnid + nerd Head templates: {{en-noun}} arachnerd (plural arachnerds)
  1. (Internet, slang) A person who spends a lot of time on the World Wide Web. Tags: Internet, slang Categories (topical): Internet, People
    Sense id: en-arachnerd-en-noun-dh3~E81r Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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