technoweenie

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noun

An ineffectual or insignificant computer nerd.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

nountechnoweenie (plural technoweenies)

plural technoweenies

  1. derogatoryinformalAn ineffectual or insignificant computer nerd.

    Soon after, a foghorn-voiced guy stood up and denounced the room as "a bunch of technoweenies whining about who's going to fund their latest fad."

    1991 April, SPIN, volume 7, number 1, page 106
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    "Pop the lid on a Compaq 25 MHz and you'll see something really strange," said the whizzer. First wiping their hands on their shirts, the InfoWorld technoweenies did just that.

    1988 July 4, InfoWorld, volume 10, number 27, page 74

    By the way, no animals were harmed, exploited, or even consulted in the quest to bring you this information (although the kids did remember to feed the gerbils periodically throughout the project). One technoweenie got slightly miffed, but I'm sure he'll get over it.

    2003, John Kaufeld, Access 2003 For Dummies

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