nethead

English

noun
Definitions
  • (slang) An obsessive Internet user.
  • (slang) A supporter of the Internet and its flexibility and technical underpinnings, contrasted with Bellhead (Bellhead) (a supporter of traditional centralized telecommunications networks).

Etymology

Suffix from English net (network, openwork fabric mesh, neat, elegant).

Origin

English

net

Gloss

network, openwork fabric mesh, neat, elegant

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