silver surfer

noun

An elderly person who regularly uses the Internet.

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Meanings

nounsilver surfer (plural silver surfers)

plural silver surfers

  1. informalAn elderly person who regularly uses the Internet.

Origin

A pun, combining an allusion to the typical silver color of an elderly person's hair, and the notion of surfing the Internet, with the name of a comic-book character, The Silver Surfer.

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APA

silver surfer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silver%20surfer

MLA

“silver surfer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silver%20surfer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “silver surfer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silver%20surfer.

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