A. My computer keeps giving me a blue screen.
B. The computer gnomes must be chewing on your cables.
Dictionary of american slang with examples. .
the\ *noun*\ gnomes — Mythical beings responsible for the malfunction or disappearance of the object mentioned. A. My computer keeps giving me a blue screen. B. The computer gnomes must be chewing on your cables … Dictionary of american slang
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