"distro-hop" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈdɪstɹəʊˌhɒp/ [UK], /ˈdɪstɹoʊˌhɑp/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-distro-hop.wav Forms: distro-hops [present, singular, third-person], distro-hopping [participle, present], distro-hopped [participle, past], distro-hopped [past], distro hop [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} distro-hop (third-person singular simple present distro-hops, present participle distro-hopping, simple past and past participle distro-hopped)
  1. (intransitive, software) To engage in distro-hopping. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Linux, Software

Inflected forms

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