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neep-neep
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2014-04-26 11:54:15 -04:00
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/neep neep/ , n. [onomatopoeic, widely spread through SF fandom but reported
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to have originated at Caltech in the 1970s] One who is fascinated by
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2018-10-16 09:48:37 -04:00
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computers. Less specific than hacker, as it need not imply more skill than
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is required to play games on a PC or console. The derived noun neeping applies
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2014-04-26 11:54:15 -04:00
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specifically to the long conversations about computers that tend to develop
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in the corners at most SF-convention parties (the term neepery is also in
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wide use). Fandom has a related proverb to the effect that Hacking is a
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conversational black hole!.
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