threadjack

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verb

To take over a discussion thread with a subject unrelated to the original posting.

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Meanings

verbthreadjack (third-person singular simple present threadjacks, present participle threadjacking, simple past and past participle threadjacked)

present singular third person threadjacks · participle present threadjacking · participle past threadjacked · past threadjacked

  1. InternettransitiveTo take over a discussion thread with a subject unrelated to the original posting.

Origin

Blend of thread + hijack.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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