"threadjack" meaning in English

See threadjack in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: threadjacks [present, singular, third-person], threadjacking [participle, present], threadjacked [participle, past], threadjacked [past]
Etymology: Blend of thread + hijack Etymology templates: {{blend|en|thread|hijack}} Blend of thread + hijack Head templates: {{en-verb}} threadjack (third-person singular simple present threadjacks, present participle threadjacking, simple past and past participle threadjacked)
  1. (Internet) To take over a discussion thread with a subject unrelated to the original posting. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-threadjack-en-verb-s7iXAMbE Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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