"C`vert`N`gt`K" meaning in English

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Interjection

Forms: C`vert`N`gt`K [canonical]
Etymology: Using the piping and redirection operators from the Unix command line.
  1. (Internet slang) Coffee through nose to keyboard: suggesting that the user is laughing hard while reading a posted message. Tags: Internet Related terms: snark, splork
    Sense id: en-C`vert`N`gt`K-en-intj-Dl2P32jI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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  "original_title": "Unsupported titles/C`vert`N`gt`K",
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          "ref": "1996 February 12, Jared Buntain, “Question for the ladies”, in alt.sysadmin.recovery (Usenet)",
          "text": "C|N>K\nAhh, that was funny. Do you mind if I quote you there Abby?",
          "type": "quotation"
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        {
          "ref": "2001 May 16, Dylan Smith, “Dropping objects from aircraft”, in rec.aviation.student (Usenet)",
          "text": "You owe me a new keyboard. Mine's now full of coffee ;-)\n(Or in shell script speak: C|N>K)",
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        {
          "ref": "2002 January 16, Andrew Vendryes, “Happy New Year, folks!”, in alt.sysadmin.recovery (Usenet)",
          "text": "spew*\nDAMMIT! I know better. This is my *third* C|N>K moment here.\nI suppose I should be grateful the coffee was only luke warm.",
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          "ref": "2001 May 16, Dylan Smith, “Dropping objects from aircraft”, in rec.aviation.student (Usenet)",
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          "ref": "2002 January 16, Andrew Vendryes, “Happy New Year, folks!”, in alt.sysadmin.recovery (Usenet)",
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