"wackyparse" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: wackyparses [present, singular, third-person], wackyparsing [participle, present], wackyparsed [participle, past], wackyparsed [past]
Etymology: wacky + parse. Though wackyparsing as a concept probably originated in Kibology (at alt.religion.kibology), at least as early as 1998http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&q=wackyparsing&qt_s=Search, the term has come to have wider usage, particularly on Usenet. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|wacky|parse}} wacky + parse Head templates: {{en-verb}} wackyparse (third-person singular simple present wackyparses, present participle wackyparsing, simple past and past participle wackyparsed)
  1. (Internet slang) In Kibology, the practice of misreading text to humorous effect (perhaps deliberately), especially in line with traditional absurdist humor. Tags: Internet Hypernyms: misparse

Inflected forms

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