Winblows

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US/ˈwɪnbloʊz/

proper noun

The Microsoft Windows operating system.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. slangcomputingThe Microsoft Windows operating system.

    Winblows regrets that it is "Not Justice Department Approved."

    1998, Newsweek, Incorporated, Newsweek, Volume 131, page 12
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    Ring me when Winblows becomes free, or when there are free dev tools for it!

    1999, John Purcell (editor), Linux, The Complete Reference; The Advanced Reference · Book 2, page 319

    While many users run versions of Linux or Unix on their PCs, most PC users run some flavor of Windows (often referred to by Mac and Unix users as WinDoze or WinBlows).

    2003, David Chappelle, Protect Yourself Online, How to Cover Your Assets Every Time You Log On, page 27
  2. Microshaft Winblows 98.

Origin

Blend of Windows + blows (in the slang sense where something that "blows" is worthless or inferior). First use appears c. 1997 in the periodical Working Woman.

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APA

Winblows. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Winblows

MLA

“Winblows.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Winblows. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Winblows,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Winblows.

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