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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: 'puter #20416 03/15/2001 3:10 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 130 Virginia Solamente, Doug. member Solamente, Doug. member Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 130 Virginia < I often see "puter" written in cyber-space venues. > I think Anna's on to something here. I always assumed puter was a chat room/bulletin board abbreviation from the early day of the web, back when most queries were of the "probs w/ DOS in new puter software." Hence the aforementioned "geek" usage... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted 'puter Rapunzel 02/27/2001 1:07 PM Re: 'puter Faldage 02/27/2001 1:17 PM Re: 'puter garynamy 02/27/2001 1:44 PM Re: 'puter Faldage 02/27/2001 2:11 PM Re: 'puter Bobyoungbalt 02/27/2001 4:49 PM Re: 'puter Bean 02/27/2001 6:32 PM Re: 'puter Anonymous 02/27/2001 7:03 PM Re: 'puter Seian 02/27/2001 7:14 PM Re: 'puter belMarduk 02/27/2001 10:32 PM Re: 'puter wwh 02/27/2001 11:41 PM Re: 'puter AnnaStrophic 02/28/2001 1:45 AM Re: 'puter Sparteye 02/28/2001 1:32 PM Re: 'puter NicholasW 02/28/2001 1:43 PM Re: 'puter Solamente, Doug. 03/15/2001 3:10 AM Re: 'puter Fiberbabe 03/16/2001 2:23 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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