"fondleslab" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fondleslabs [plural]
Etymology: fondle + slab, introduced by the IT news site The Register. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fondle|slab}} fondle + slab Head templates: {{en-noun}} fondleslab (plural fondleslabs)
  1. (British, slang) A large, portable touchscreen device, particularly a tablet computer. Tags: British, slang
    Sense id: en-fondleslab-en-noun-65JcgxfB Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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