airdrop
/ˈɛɹdɹɑp/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.56 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The act of delivering goods, equipment, or personnel by dropping them from an aircraft in flight.
noun
The distribution of free tokens to help bootstrap a new cryptocurrency.
verb
To deliver goods, equipment, or personnel by dropping them from an aircraft in flight.
Intransitive verb; Transitive verb
verb
To distribute free tokens to help bootstrap a new cryptocurrency.
Intransitive verb; Transitive verb
verb
Alternative letter-case form of AirDrop.
Example Sentences
- "But Facebook is also likely to carry out what’s known in cryptocurrency circles as an “air drop”, handing out small amounts of currency for free in an effort to kickstart the ecosystem."
- "The Mako is powered by a sealed hydrogen-oxygen fuel cell, and includes a small element zero core. While not large enough to nullify the vehicle’s mass, the core can reduce it enough to be safely air-dropped."
- "“Another day another group of french^([sic]) teens trying to AirDrop me memes on the subway,” one woman tweeted. “In a crowd of teens and they keep trying to AirDrop me memes!!!” said another. One young Twitter user joked that she was going to a music festival last weekend “just to AirDrop.”"
- "Cyber-flashing is not experienced as a less harmful or less damaging behaviour just because it happens digitally rather than on the street. […] For those who have been AirDropped in a public place, there is not even the comfort of knowing for certain who is guilty."
Etymology
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Military.