"SPNAK" meaning in English

See SPNAK in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Etymology: Deliberate misspelling of spank. Head templates: {{head|en|interjection}} SPNAK
  1. (Internet slang) Used to declare SPNAK on someone. Tags: Internet
    Sense id: en-SPNAK-en-intj-WiX1QGvP

Noun

Forms: SPNAKs [plural]
Etymology: Deliberate misspelling of spank. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} SPNAK (countable and uncountable, plural SPNAKs)
  1. (Internet slang) On Usenet, a situation where one of the participants in a dispute (especially a flame war) claims victory after the other party appears to stop engaging due to a perceived inability to present new arguments. Tags: Internet, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-SPNAK-en-noun-PO2sL1z1 Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 87 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 83 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 87 5

Verb

Forms: SPNAKs [present, singular, third-person], SPNAKing [participle, present], SPNAKed [participle, past], SPNAKed [past], SPNAK'ed [participle, past], SPNAK'ed [past], SPNAK'd [participle, past], SPNAK'd [past]
Etymology: Deliberate misspelling of spank. Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=SPNAK'ed|past3=SPNAK'd}} SPNAK (third-person singular simple present SPNAKs, present participle SPNAKing, simple past and past participle SPNAKed or SPNAK'ed or SPNAK'd)
  1. (transitive, Internet slang) To declare SPNAK on (someone). Tags: Internet, transitive
    Sense id: en-SPNAK-en-verb-1iABXW1V
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          "source": "w"
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 87 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "to declare (a) SPNAK; to claim (a) SPNAK",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2000 December 17, anonymous author, “Re: SLUTFUCKER FAILS TO SHOW”, in alt.flamenet (Usenet):",
          "text": "Let's make it 10pm, I've sort of already designated that time frame (from 10 to 12) as kook parade time. Better be there Slutfucker, or I'll claim SPNAK on yer dumb ass...again.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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          "dispute"
        ],
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          "claim",
          "claim"
        ],
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          "victory",
          "victory"
        ],
        [
          "party",
          "party"
        ],
        [
          "engaging",
          "engage"
        ],
        [
          "perceived",
          "perceived"
        ],
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          "inability",
          "inability"
        ],
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          "present",
          "present"
        ],
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        "(Internet slang) On Usenet, a situation where one of the participants in a dispute (especially a flame war) claims victory after the other party appears to stop engaging due to a perceived inability to present new arguments."
      ],
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        "Internet",
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
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}

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          "text": "Neidork is convinced that I've fucked up several times in this flamewar (i.e. his 'chickens are asexual' posts). I challenged him to compile a list of my posts in which I've fucked up as badly as him, or even at all. Three times, I put forth the challenge, and three times he ignored it. ¶ Guess what..... ¶ SPNAK.",
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          "ref": "1999 December 1, The Mak, “Re: Playstation VS. Nintendo64”, in alt.games.video.nintendo-64 (Usenet):",
          "text": "This is Usenet, you may do whatever the fuck you want as long as it isn't illegal, spamming, trolling, or violating your ISP's TOS. One must be prepared to defend him himself or be \"SPNAK-ed\" from the group.",
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          "text": "Let's make it 10pm, I've sort of already designated that time frame (from 10 to 12) as kook parade time. Better be there Slutfucker, or I'll claim SPNAK on yer dumb ass...again.",
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        "(Internet slang) Used to declare SPNAK on someone."
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