"wintard" meaning in All languages combined

See wintard on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-wintard.ogg [Australia] Forms: wintards [plural]
Etymology: Windows + -tard Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Windows|tard}} Windows + -tard Head templates: {{en-noun}} wintard (plural wintards)
  1. (Internet slang, derogatory) A user or advocate of Microsoft Windows. Tags: Internet, derogatory Categories (topical): Microsoft Synonyms: Wintard Related terms: freetard, Lintard, Mactard

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1999 March 23, Kevin M. “ktaggart” Taggart, ‘Re: \"Infinite Loop\"’, comp.sys.mac.advocacy, Usenet http://groups.google.com/group/comp.sys.mac.advocacy/msg/c036c35907ca1380",
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