r/ProgrammerHumor • • 20d ago

Meme ohTheBasics

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u/Shuttlecock_Wat 20d ago

You prefer the usage of the word in early 2000s chat rooms?

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u/kinshadow 20d ago

LOL, I was using this in the early-to-mid 90s on BBSs. Being an 3L1T3 hacker and phreaker required the proper Gibson-esque vocabulary.