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1. The belief that an Operating System accounts for differences in human character or ability and that a particular Operating System is superior to others.
2. Discrimination or prejudice based on Operating System.
(23:48) @DralaFi: i hate it when windows software asks for exit confirmation. its so over the top, and they do it because they think its good HCI.
(23:56) @ChaosTime: will you please stop being such a snob?
(23:57) @ChaosTime: you ALWAYS bitch about windows when ever you can
(23:57) @ChaosTime: -_-
(23:57) @ChaosTime: if linux and windows were people, you'd be a rascist
Osist by ChaosTime September 7, 2005
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oscitophobia 

From the latin "oscit" for yawn; the fear or act of being extremely annoyed by people yawning; the sound, look or even thought of of people yawning. Especially applies to the "fat person yawn" where the flabby jowls jiggle and the mouth is gaping open while the person exhales a large nauseating and warm breath. Also, oscitophobe: someone who suffers from this phobia.
Tom, *yawwwwwn*. Julia, "Oh my gawd! Would you stop yawning?! That is so freakin annoying!" Tom, "Stop being such an oscitophobe! It's normal to yawn. Take your oscitophobia elsewhere you non-human!"
oscitophobia by stivaro August 19, 2013
A person who is discriminating against Operating Systems.
After the big announcement, there is strong OSism against Apple. Take Elon Musk for being an OSist!
It Describe prejudice or discrimination based on the Operating System a person uses. In tech circles, this behavior—where users of one OS (like Linux, macOS, or Windows) look down upon or exclude users of another
1)"Stop being so OSist and just help me fix the bug, even if I'm not using Linux."
2)"I can’t believe you have green bubbles in our group chat; stop being so cheap and get an iPhone."
Osist by Amalyst March 30, 2026