"silver surfer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: silver surfers [plural]
Etymology: A pun, combining an allusion to the typical silver colour of an elderly person's hair, and the notion of surfing the Internet, with the name of a comic-book character, The Silver Surfer. Head templates: {{en-noun}} silver surfer (plural silver surfers)
  1. (informal) An elderly person who regularly uses the Internet. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-silver_surfer-en-noun-PYE0dKnT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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