"Lunix" meaning in English

See Lunix in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Blend of Linux + lunatic or perhaps loon. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Linux|lunatic}} Blend of Linux + lunatic, {{m|en|loon}} loon Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lunix
  1. (informal, dysphemistic) Linux, an operating system originally patterned after Unix and which gave rise to Google's Android operating system. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Nicknames
    Sense id: en-Lunix-en-name-9hE0~EpR Categories (other): English blends, English dysphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header

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