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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>newsfroup</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../N.html" title="N"/><link rel="previous" href="NeWS.html" title="NeWS"/><link rel="next" href="newsgroup.html" title="newsgroup"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">newsfroup</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="NeWS.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">N</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="newsgroup.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="newsfroup"/><dt xmlns="" id="newsfroup"><b>newsfroup</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="pronunciation">//</span>, <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">n.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> [Usenet] Silly synonym for <a href="newsgroup.html"><i class="glossterm">newsgroup</i></a>,
originally a typo but now in regular use on Usenet's talk.bizarre, and
other lunatic-fringe groups. Compare <a href="../H/hing.html"><i class="glossterm">hing</i></a>,
<a href="../G/grilf.html"><i class="glossterm">grilf</i></a>, <a href="../P/pr0n.html"><i class="glossterm">pr0n</i></a> and
<a href="../F/filk.html"><i class="glossterm">filk</i></a>.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="NeWS.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../N.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="newsgroup.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">NeWS </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> newsgroup</td></tr></table></div></body></html>