Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alt.surfer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: al-t.-surfer
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A participant in the Usenet newsgroup alt.surfing.

Example Sentences

"Hello to James Wilkes, over at Duke. There suddenly seem to be a fair number of alt.surfers in this part of the world."
"Are you an alt.surfer by any chance? [just looking at your sig]"
"Speaking of meeting new friends, I met someone from alt.surfing at the beach yesterday. He was on vacation w/ his family & myself & a couple of my friends who also happen to be alt.surfers (members of the ng [newsgroup] for surfers) met this guy & his whole family for a surf."
"One of the alt.surfers uses a popcorn popper. It works for him and it's quite economical."
"We can go hit the Austin location first... Old School Alt Surfers^([sic]) Party!"

Etymology

Blend of alt.surfing + surfer.

Inflected Forms

alt.surfers (plural)

Questions

What does alt.surfer mean?: A participant in the Usenet newsgroup alt.surfing.
Where does alt.surfer come from?: Blend of alt.surfing + surfer.

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