Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vaxherd

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: vax-herd
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sysadmin who works with VAX computers.

Humorous; Slang

Etymology

Modelled on cowherd, shepherd, etc., as though the computers were animals, probably from the similarity of VAXen to oxen through oxherd.

Usage

Inflected Forms

VAXherds (plural)

Questions

What does vaxherd mean?: A sysadmin who works with VAX computers.
Where does vaxherd come from?: Modelled on cowherd, shepherd, etc., as though the computers were animals, probably from the similarity of VAXen to oxen through oxherd.

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