Elno

English

This English term is a hot word. Its inclusion on Wiktionary is provisional.

Etymology

Humorous alteration of Elon, possibly to deter namesearching.

Proper noun

Elno

1. (derogatory or humorous) A nickname for South African-born tech entrepreneur Elon Musk.

   Synonyms: Elmo, Elongated Muskrat, Phony Stark, Space Karen

   • 2022 November 11, Brianna Wu (@briannawu@mstdn.social), Mastodon‎^[1]:

     I fact checked Elno in a Birdwatch on his own $44 billion dollar site over his inability to understand GraphQL queries.

   • 2023 February 14, SallyBlack (@toastygirl@mastodon.online), Mastodon‎^[2]:

     I blocked Elno back in Nov and haven't seen a 🐦 from him since.

   • 2023 April 16, AudreyOnTheGo (@AudreyOnTheGo@mstdn.social), Mastodon‎^[3]:

     Elno is driving regular people off of twitter.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Elno.