"newsfroup" meaning in English

See newsfroup in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-newsfroup.wav Forms: newsfroups [plural]
Etymology: Likely originally a typographical error for newsgroup. Head templates: {{en-noun}} newsfroup (plural newsfroups)
  1. (Internet slang, humorous) A newsgroup. Tags: Internet, humorous Categories (topical): Internet, Usenet Derived forms: froup

Inflected forms

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