nettie
/nˈɛti/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.48 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A diminutive of the female given names Annette and Jeannette.
noun
Alternative letter-case form of nettie (“an Internet user, particularly a Usenet user”).
Example Sentences
- "Yep, but no one but us Netties will understand the reference, till the show repeats, in fact this may be the 1st series that needs the online stuff since WB spreads the eps out so much it is almost impossible to keep up on the plot hints."
- "Unfortunately, most Netties cannot master the fake header thing, which means that after they've expressed their rage, they have a reputation for being a troll."
- "Okay, it's different and the Netties feel more at home in most of it but they are starting to notice some of the Ansi Servers."
- "There was a magazine dedicated to the then Netties called Boardwalk which I'm sad to admit I subscribed to: I had a TBBS (type of BBS) myself once :-)"
- "Any nettie ever driven in Los Angeles?"
- "The dissemination of information through this newsgroup is substantial, but most netties do not subscribe to alt.drugs, and they make up only a small fraction of the general public."