"terminally online" meaning in English

See terminally online in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more terminally online [comparative], most terminally online [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} terminally online (comparative more terminally online, superlative most terminally online)
  1. (informal, derogatory) Spending an inordinate amount of time on the Internet. Tags: derogatory, informal Categories (topical): Internet Synonyms: chronically online
    Sense id: en-terminally_online-en-adj-SmsTZioE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for terminally online meaning in English (1.4kB)

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