English Explanatory Dictionary

Winblows

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The Microsoft Windows operating system.
  2. Microshaft Winblows 98.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɪnbloʊz/ En-au-Winblows.ogg

Word forms

Winblows

Etymology

Blend of Windows + blows (in the slang sense where something that "blows" is worthless or inferior). First use appears c. 1997 in the periodical Working Woman.

Related words

Windoze Windross
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