English Explanatory Dictionary

silver surfer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An elderly person who regularly uses the Internet.

Word forms

silver surfer silver surfers

Etymology

A pun, combining an allusion to the typical silver color of an elderly person's hair, and the notion of surfing the Internet, with the name of a comic-book character, The Silver Surfer.

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