Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fondleslab

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fondleslab
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large, portable touchscreen device, particularly a tablet computer.

British usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"Seagate wants to get the UM HDD into Android-powered fondleslabs pronto, though the drive would be just at home in Ultrabooks and other skinny laptops."
"Fondle-slab to be miniaturised, gain killer voice app ... Our secret reader poll in past weeks suggested that the likeliest names for the iPad would be the Fondle-Slab™ or iStroke™. In the event those predictions turned out to be wrong, but we feel that Steve Jobs may not overlook such marketing gold in future. It seems a racing cert that legions of Apple fans will enjoy full satisfaction from their fondle-slabs and pocket stroker devices for many years to come. ®"
"What with Apple's iOS leading the tablet pack and a herd of Android-based fondleslabs poised to enter the market, it's enticing to read of an Ubuntu-based tablet that's rumored to hit the market in early 2011."
"Fondleslab A touchscreen device, particularly a tablet computer, to which its owner appears unnaturally attached."
"Fondleslab Selfie"

Etymology

From fondle + slab, introduced by the IT news site The Register.

Usage

British usage
Slang

Inflected Forms

fondleslabs (plural)

Questions

What does fondleslab mean?: A large, portable touchscreen device, particularly a tablet computer.
Where does fondleslab come from?: From fondle + slab, introduced by the IT news site The Register.

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