"kiboze" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: kibozes [present, singular, third-person], kibozing [participle, present], kibozed [participle, past], kibozed [past]
Etymology: back-formation from kibozing, itself an agglutination of Kibo + bozo + ing http://groups.google.com/group/alt.religion.kibology/browse_thread/thread/222e8778f60a70b2/4fa5dcbe6d0bfdc8?lnk=st&q=kibozing#4fa5dcbe6d0bfdc8. Head templates: {{en-verb}} kiboze (third-person singular simple present kibozes, present participle kibozing, simple past and past participle kibozed)
  1. (Internet) To search the Usenet news for a string, particularly one's name or nickname, especially with the intention of posting a follow-up, as popularized by James "Kibo" Parry. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet, Usenet Related terms: Kibological, Kibologist, Kibology, kibozer, kibozo, egosurfing

Inflected forms

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          "text": "The idiot apparently adds spaces to people's names to prevent kibozing. It doesn't help when you're replying to me in a newsgroup I read; I'll find that article just fine. Besides, I don't kiboze. http://groups-beta.google.com/group/misc.fitness.weights/msg/452e24b785207bb5"
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