"nontent" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nontents [plural]
Etymology: From non- + content. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non-|content|sort=tent}} non- + content Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} nontent (countable and uncountable, plural nontents)
  1. (Internet slang, sometimes offensive) Short for not content or non content. Online media that is meaningless, boring, low-effort (lazy) or otherwise valueless. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, offensive, sometimes, uncountable Alternative form of: not content or non content. Online media that is meaningless (extra: (lazy) or otherwise valueless), boring (extra: (lazy) or otherwise valueless), low-effort (extra: (lazy) or otherwise valueless)

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