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Blargh /blarg/ N. [MIT; Now Common] The Opposite Of Ping, Sense 5
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blargh /blarg/ n.
[MIT; now common] The opposite of
ping, sense 5; an exclamation indicating that one has absorbed
or is emitting a quantum of unhappiness. Less common than
ping.
Related:
blargh: /blarg/ [MIT] n. The opposite of {ping}, sense 5
an exclamation indicating that one has absorbed or is emitting a quantum of unhappiness....
ping [from the submariners' term for a sonar pulse] 1.
. Slang term for a small network message (ICMP ECHO) sent by a computer to check for the presence and alertness of another....
ACK /ak/ interj. 1. [common; from the ASCII mnemonic for 0000110] Acknowledge.
Used to register one's presence (compare mainstream Yo!...
ACK: /ak/ interj. 1. [from the ASCII mnemonic for 0000110] Acknowledge.
Used to register one's presence (compare mainstream *Yo!...
bang 1. n. Common spoken name for ! (ASCII 0100001), especially when used in pronouncing a bang path in spoken hackish.
In elder days this was considered a CMUish usage, with MIT and Stanford hackers preferring excl or shriek...
bang: 1. n. Common spoken name for `!' (ASCII 0100001), especially when used in pronouncing a {bang path} in spoken hackish.
In {elder days} this was considered a CMUish usage, with MIT and Stanford hackers preferring {excl} or {shriek}...
MOTOS /moh-tohs/ n. [acronym from the 1970 U.S. census forms via Usene
Member Of The Opposite Sex] A potential or (less often) actual sex partner....
The vulcan-death-grip ping has been applied.
Nothing is more fairly distributed than common sense
o one thinks he needs more of it than he already has. -- Descartes, 1637...