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Etymology edit

Usenet +‎ -ian

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Usenetian (comparative more Usenetian, superlative most Usenetian)

  1. Of or pertaining to Usenet. [from 1992]
    • 1992 November 11, Peter Nelson, “Protectionism as investment”, in sci.econ[1] (Usenet):
      This is a nice, theoretical Usenetian argument. The problem is that we would need much, MUCH better crystal balls to predict these things.
    • 1994 October 26, Dianne Hackborn, “Ignore Ford Thaxton, maybe...”, in sci.econ[2] (Usenet), retrieved 2023-03-21:
      | This is really approaching theater of the absurd proportions....

      Or, in modern-day terms, this is rapidly approaching Usenetian proportions... ;)
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Usenetian.

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Usenetian (plural Usenetians)

  1. A user of Usenet. [from 1994]
    • 1994 April 23, Andrew Lias, alt.atheism[3] (Usenet):
      Now imagine that someone wanders into your house and starts loudly lecturing your about the miraculous benefits of vitamin C. You would probably, being a polite Usenetian, ask this person to leave.
    • 2000 March 15, zoe_a...@my-deja.com, “OZONE layer -- its history?”, in talk.origins[4] (Usenet), retrieved 2023-03-21:
      lol, Derek, thanks for the window-washing. I can see more clearly now that the dust is gone. Hi, you Usenetian, you...
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Usenetian.

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