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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
word of mouse
The sharing or spread of information through online means, such as email, social media, blogs, etc. A play on the standard phrase «word of mouth» and the computer mouse, a device commonly used to navigate computer interfaces. Companies are increasingly relying on word of mouse to promote their products to people around the world. I heard about this event through word of mouse. I didn’t even know it existed until I saw it pop up on social media.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2022 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.
word of mouse
n. a message spread by email. (Contrived. Refers to a computer mouse. A play on word of mouth.) A lot of these jokes are spread by word of mouse.
McGraw-Hill’s Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
- (as) free as a bird
- (as) sure as eggs (is eggs)
- a penny for them
- the Fifth Estate
- a word to the wise
- manosphere
- be twiddling (one’s) thumbs
- be twiddling your thumbs
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word of mouse: translation
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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 word of mouse — not passed down from summits.
— Steven Levy, «The Internet gets pushy,» Newsweek, May 12, 1997
Given the clutter on the Internet, «how will people find it?» said Tom Beeby, creative director at Modem Media in Connecticut, an agency that specializes in Internet advertising.»They are trying to generate word-of-mouse, but I am skeptical.»
— Denise Gellene, «Diversionary tactic,» Los Angeles Times, September 18, 1997
Earliest Citation:
You really need to look beyond the mice to decide which product is best for you. And although we sometimes like to feel that we’re the last word on the subject, we encourage you to check out other sources of information about the products you’re interested in; seek out word of mouth to complement word of mouse.
— Jon Zilber, «Of mice and menaces,» MacUser, January, 1991
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The phenomenon of a particular message or recommendation being passed from an individual to his/her contacts through the internet.
All it took was a little word-of-mouse and the next thing Henry knew his «catsuit with knobs» clip was on boing-boing. He felt like it was the lowest point in his life. That was until he switched on the evening news.
by Dananjay Anandan January 19, 2006
Англо-русский перевод WORD OF MOUSE
1) общ. (игра слов от word of mouth; передача информации от человека к человеку путем электронной почты, чатов, форумов и т. п.) See: word-of-mouth advertising 2) марк. -buzz marketing
Экономическая школа.
New English-Russian explanatory dictionary of marketing and trade.
Новый Англо-Русский толковый словарь по маркетингу и торговле .
2005