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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

microserf

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mi-croserf
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person working for Microsoft in a low-level position.

noun

A person working in a low-paid service industry position using information technologies, usually with only basic qualifications, unable to move to a higher-paid position.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of microserf.

Etymology

Blend of Microsoft + serf. Probably coined by Douglas Coupland in his 1995 novel Microserfs, which chronicles the lives of coders who work for Microsoft.

Inflected Forms

microserfs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

McJob

Questions

What does microserf mean?
A person working for Microsoft in a low-level position.
Where does microserf come from?
Blend of Microsoft + serf. Probably coined by Douglas Coupland in his 1995 novel Microserfs, which chronicles the lives of coders who work for Microsoft.

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