"four oh four" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-four oh four.ogg [Australia] Forms: four oh fours [plural]
Etymology: From the Internet HTTP error code 404 (Not Found). Head templates: {{en-noun|head=four oh four}} four oh four (plural four oh fours)
  1. (slang, US) a naive or clueless person. Tags: US, slang
    Sense id: en-four_oh_four-en-noun-TiPmbG1c Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for four oh four meaning in English (1.2kB)

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