"mischan" meaning in English

See mischan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /mɪsˈt͡ʃæn/ Forms: mischans [plural]
Etymology: From mis- + chan. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|chan}} mis- + chan Head templates: {{en-noun}} mischan (plural mischans)
  1. (Internet slang, nonstandard) A message accidentally posted to the wrong IRC channel. Tags: Internet, nonstandard

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "mis",
        "3": "chan"
      },
      "expansion": "mis- + chan",
      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From mis- + chan.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mischans",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "mischan (plural mischans)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms prefixed with mis-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A message accidentally posted to the wrong IRC channel."
      ],
      "id": "en-mischan-en-noun-enyW0~9-",
      "links": [
        [
          "Internet",
          "Internet"
        ],
        [
          "message",
          "message"
        ],
        [
          "IRC",
          "IRC"
        ],
        [
          "channel",
          "channel"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Internet slang, nonstandard) A message accidentally posted to the wrong IRC channel."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Internet",
        "nonstandard"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mɪsˈt͡ʃæn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mischan"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "mis",
        "3": "chan"
      },
      "expansion": "mis- + chan",
      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From mis- + chan.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mischans",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "mischan (plural mischans)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English internet slang",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nonstandard terms",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms prefixed with mis-",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A message accidentally posted to the wrong IRC channel."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Internet",
          "Internet"
        ],
        [
          "message",
          "message"
        ],
        [
          "IRC",
          "IRC"
        ],
        [
          "channel",
          "channel"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Internet slang, nonstandard) A message accidentally posted to the wrong IRC channel."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Internet",
        "nonstandard"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mɪsˈt͡ʃæn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mischan"
}

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