dot-carnage

noun

The results of the dot-com bubble collapse, which included the closure of many Internet-based businesses, and significant financial losses for others.

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Meanings

noundot-carnage (uncountable)
  1. slanguncountableThe results of the dot-com bubble collapse, which included the closure of many Internet-based businesses, and significant financial losses for others.

    The dot-carnage extends even to Internet companies still in business.

    2002 December 29, John Moran, “Hot sales, sour stocks and other technology highlights of 2002”, in The Spokesman-Review
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    Given the dot-carnage of the past few years, it's only natural that runs like those, when connected to companies associated with the Net, would leave investors pondering the dreaded B word: bubble.

    2003 September 1, Yuval Rosenberg, “E-Stocks Rise Again After a stomach-turning descent, Internet stocks have come racing back--this time with profits. We've found three that can go higher.”, in Fortune

    Mika Salmi's atomfilms.com survived the dot-carnage and is thriving on broadband

    2006, Business Week, numbers 3974-3981, page 115

Origin

Blend of dot-com + carnage.

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