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Etymology

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From perma- +‎ thread.

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Noun

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permathread (plural permathreads)

  1. (Internet, slang) A permanent or perennial thread of discussion.
    • 2003, jbritt, “von Rossum on Strong vs. Weak Typing”, in comp.lang.ruby (Usenet):
      Since this is something of a permathread on this list I though [sic] this would be of interest:
    • 2003, David Megginson, “Studying up on VOR's”, in rec.aviation.student (Usenet):
      I suspect that this is a permathread.

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