Meanings
proper noun
- slangcomputingThe Microsoft Windows operating system.
But, as you point out, you don't have to use it. If it helps anyone at all, or keeps a single MS/Losedows article out of the NeWSgroup, it's done its job!
1992 April 28, Liam R. E. Quin <lee@sq.sq.com>, “Re: comp.unix.windows.*”, in comp.windows.news (Usenet), via Google Groups, archived from the original on 07 May 2026, message-ID <16150@sq.sq.com>
Origin
Blend of lose + Windows, as a punning antonym from win.
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APA
Losedows. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Losedows
MLA
“Losedows.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Losedows. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Losedows,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Losedows.
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