silver surfer

Questions

What does silver surfer mean?

An elderly person who regularly uses the Internet.

Where does silver surfer come from?

A pun, combining an allusion to the typical silver color of an elderly person's hair, and the notion of surfing the Internet, with the name of a comic-book character, The Silver Surfer.

How to pronounce silver surfer

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