arachnerd

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UK/əˈɹækˌnɜːd/US/əˈɹækˌnɝːd/

noun

A person who spends a lot of time on the World Wide Web.

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Meanings

nounarachnerd (plural arachnerds)

plural arachnerds

  1. InternetdatedrareA person who spends a lot of time on the World Wide Web.

    Why do I find these Internet neologisms so interesting? Guess it’s because I’m a bona-fide arachnerd, a person that spends way too much time either surfing the Web or fussing with their home page.

    2003 June 8, Chris Sherman, “To Google, and Other Internet Neologisms”, in Search Engine Watch, archived from the original on 30 Aug 2025

Origin

Blend of arachnid + nerd, as a play on web and Web. Included on lists of Internet slang as early as 1996.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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