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froggery en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From frog + -ery.

Meanings

1. A place or enclosure where frogs are kept, and often bred.

Forms

Synonyms

ranarium

Translations (1)

fr grenouillère (frog enclosure)

froggery en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Deliberate misspelling of forgery.

Meanings

1. (Internet, countable, uncountable) An act of impersonating another user of a newsgroup by crafting the address or sig of a post to be visually similar to that of their victim, as a form of trolling or for the purpose of harming their online reputation.
   • [A FROOD WHO SURE KNOWS WHERE HIS TOWEL IS:] >Well, since I don't actually receive Alt.forgery, and I saw some forged headers here... ¶ Just need help getting rid of the from places (and my user name). ¶ This is a VAX I'm on. ¶ T. Careful, it is currently easy to recognize a froggery. 1992 April 17, Gerald Oskoboiny, “need help w this heading”, in talk.bizarre (Usenet):
   • Some will allow exactly what Alternative Maxwell is doing ( like altopia) others will only allow froggery if it's obvious, i.e. the frogger can use the name maxwell but if the associated addie was Max...@i.am.a.dumb.fjuk.com, you couldn't use, for instance, Max...@i.am.a.dumb.fjuk.con or something else so similar it isn't immediatly^([sic]) obvious to a casual glance. 2008 May 24, Bertie the Bunyip, “Re: Another forged post”, in news.groups (Usenet):

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Relateds

frogger · froger · sporgery · frogg · frape · frog