n. Chiefly British Slang
One who spends an inordinate amount of time exchanging remarks in computer chatrooms or participating in discussions in newsgroups or on bulletin boards.
One who spends an inordinate amount of time exchanging remarks in computer chatrooms or participating in discussions in newsgroups or on bulletin boards.
by Louie Neira February 26, 2004
A derogatory term used to indicate someone with one of the following:
1) A penchant for academic study, above and beyond the call of duty
2) Higher than average intellectual capabilities
See also swot, nerd, geek.
1) A penchant for academic study, above and beyond the call of duty
2) Higher than average intellectual capabilities
See also swot, nerd, geek.
"You've already done you history homework? Dude, you're a spod!"
"I hate that kid, he's a bit of a spod!"
"I hate that kid, he's a bit of a spod!"
by Javen May 12, 2004
Someone who spends a lot of time in computer chatrooms; specifically, "talkers," which were text-based chatrooms accessed through telnet that were popular before everyone found out about the interweb.
by spydyrgrrl June 15, 2013
Doing things, often involving computers, games and TV, that take an inordinate amount of time to do but achieve almost nothing tangible or reportable; often occurring when you have real stuff to do.
by julian- February 13, 2006
1. Someone, typically a student, inordinately naive and foolish outside of their academic field.
2. (verb) To perform one's scholastic duties to and beyond the call of duty.
2. (verb) To perform one's scholastic duties to and beyond the call of duty.
by Samuel Wilkinson April 08, 2004
Computer acronym: Spinning Pinwheel Of Death
Often referring to macOS’ spinning pinwheel, also known as "Beach Ball"
Often referring to macOS’ spinning pinwheel, also known as "Beach Ball"
by lavoie_sl November 29, 2016
One who obsessively reads all the definitions of a word in the Urban Dictionary, then decides to send in their own definition.
by Jo Kerr January 05, 2005