coasterware en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Latin costa Latin costicāreder. Old French costoierbor. Middle English costeien English coast Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English coaster Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Germanic *samþuz /*samftuz Proto-Indo-European *-yos Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī) Old English sōfte Middle English softe English soft Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English softwarebf. English -ware English coasterware From coaster + -ware, from the jocular notion that the disc containing the software is more useful as a drink coaster.
Meanings
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(derogatory, slang, uncountable) Exceptionally low-quality software.
From start to finish, it is a poorly conceived, ill-executed, and time-wasting piece of coasterware designed to suck money away from both fans of the much-lauded series and unsuspecting newcomers.
2003 November 1, “Europa Universalis: Crown of the North”, in Computer Gaming World:
Synonyms
cheeseware · crapware · shitware · crudware