"indef" meaning in English

See indef in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

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Etymology: Shortened from indefinite. Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} indef
  1. Abbreviation of indefinite. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: indefinite
    Sense id: en-indef-en-adj-PoOP4J46 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 29 25 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 25 23 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 25 24 26
  2. (Wikimedia jargon, Internet slang) Of a user, account, or IP address: blocked or banned from editing or other actions for an indefinite length of time. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Wikimedia Synonyms: indeffed
    Sense id: en-indef-en-adj-FrdAsaj4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 29 25 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 25 23 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 25 24 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: indef. [abbreviation]

Noun

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Etymology: Shortened from indefinite. Head templates: {{en-noun}} indef (plural indefs)
  1. (Wikimedia jargon, Internet slang) The action of blocking or banning a user, account, or IP address from editing or other actions for an indefinite length of time. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Wikimedia
    Sense id: en-indef-en-noun-ubUX7wCC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 29 25 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 25 23 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 25 24 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: indef. [abbreviation]

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-indef.wav Forms: indefs [present, singular, third-person], indeffing [participle, present], indeffed [participle, past], indeffed [past]
Etymology: Shortened from indefinite. Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} indef (third-person singular simple present indefs, present participle indeffing, simple past and past participle indeffed)
  1. (Wikimedia jargon, Internet slang) To block or ban a user, account, or IP address from editing or other actions for an indefinite length of time. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Wikimedia
    Sense id: en-indef-en-verb-aKFOlrXF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 29 25 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 25 23 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 25 24 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: indef. [abbreviation]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        ],
        [
          "user",
          "user"
        ],
        [
          "account",
          "account"
        ],
        [
          "IP address",
          "IP address"
        ],
        [
          "edit",
          "edit"
        ],
        [
          "action",
          "action"
        ],
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          "indefinite",
          "indefinite"
        ],
        [
          "length",
          "length"
        ],
        [
          "time",
          "time"
        ]
      ],
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        "(Wikimedia jargon, Internet slang) To block or ban a user, account, or IP address from editing or other actions for an indefinite length of time."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Internet"
      ],
      "taxonomic": "Wikimedia jargon"
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation"
      ],
      "word": "indef."
    }
  ],
  "word": "indef"
}

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