word\ of\ mouse

word\ of\ mouse
The way news and rumors spread across the internet via message boards and IRC servers. (Someone coined this along time ago...just did not see it listed and thought it should be.)

If word of mouth and work of mouth don't do it for you, try word of mouse and work of mouse.


Dictionary of american slang with examples. .

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  • word of mouse — n. Communication via computer based means, such as e mail, chat rooms, or newsgroups. Also: word of mouse. adj. Example Citations: The history of the Internet so far has shown that cyberspace is a bottom up phenomenon. Trends are passed along by… …   New words

  • word\ of\ mouse — The way news and rumors spread across the internet via message boards and IRC servers. (Someone coined this along time ago...just did not see it listed and thought it should be.) If word of mouth and work of mouth don t do it for you, try word of …   Dictionary of american slang

  • mouse potato — noun (slang) A person who spends a great deal of time using a computer, esp for leisure (on the analogy of couch potato under ↑couch1) • • • Main Entry: ↑mouse * * * ˈmouse potato 7 noun (informal …   Useful english dictionary

  • mouse — I UK [maʊs] / US noun [countable] Word forms mouse : singular mouse plural mice UK [maɪs] / US ** 1) a small furry animal with a long tail The cat s caught another mouse. 2) computing Word forms mouse : plural mouses or mice a small object that… …   English dictionary

  • mouse — mouselike, adj. n. /mows/; v. /mowz/, n., pl. mice /muys/, v., moused, mousing. n. 1. any of numerous small Old World rodents of the family Muridae, esp. of the genus Mus, introduced widely in other parts of the world. 2. any similar small animal …   Universalium

  • mouse mat — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms mouse mat : singular mouse mat plural mouse mats British a piece of soft material that you move a computer mouse around on. The usual American word is mousepad …   English dictionary

  • mouse mat — noun a small portable pad that provides traction for the ball of a computer mouse • Syn: ↑mousepad • Hypernyms: ↑mat * * * mouse mat UK US noun [countable] [singular mouse mat …   Useful english dictionary

  • mouse potato — n. A person who spends a great deal of of time in front of a computer (cf. couch potato). Example Citation: Log onto the World Wide Web, type in the address www.superbowl.com, and you enter a football fantasyland featuring equal amounts of… …   New words

  • word of blog — n. Communication that occurs via blogs. [Cf. word of mouth.] Example Citations: Just like the Web itself, blogs more than 70 million by one count have moved from their pioneer days to a more mature phase where they command respect and huge… …   New words

  • mouse button — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms mouse button : singular mouse button plural mouse buttons computing one of the two or three parts of a computer mouse that you press to give an instruction to a computer …   English dictionary

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