"dot com" meaning in English

See dot com in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: dot coms [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dot com (plural dot coms)
  1. Alternative form of dotcom. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: dotcom
    Sense id: en-dot_com-en-noun-ftWltPd1

Particle

Head templates: {{en-head|pcl}} dot com
  1. Alternative form of .com, as in speech, or to bypass spam filters. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: .com, as in speech, or to bypass spam filters
    Sense id: en-dot_com-en-particle-gjtSLf32 Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 41 51
  2. (Internet slang, dated, humorous) Used as an sentence-final intensifier to affirm one's judgement. Tags: Internet, dated, humorous
    Sense id: en-dot_com-en-particle-CG0yZmxJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English particles, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 38 49 Disambiguation of English particles: 19 35 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 21 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 41 51

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2024 April 21, @maliktheoracle, Twitter, archived from the original on 27 Dec 2025:",
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