coasterware
Meanings
noun
- Exceptionally low-quality software.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Latin costa Latin costicāreder. Old French costoierbor. Middle English costeien English coast Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āsjos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English coaster Proto-West Germanic *samftī Old English sōfte Middle English softe English soft Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English softwarebf. English -ware English coasterware From coaster + -ware, from the jocular notion that the disc containing the software is more useful as a drink coaster.
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