tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063010246424840403.post2529488648095711874..comments2023-10-03T08:36:22.795+01:00Comments on Words, words, words (and phrases): MooferScriptor Senexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063010246424840403.post-26338970504584778972013-02-25T04:57:28.626+00:002013-02-25T04:57:28.626+00:00Moofed sounds so much nicer than kicked out or rem...Moofed sounds so much nicer than kicked out or removed for technical infringement. I don't think I would have minded being moofed!<br />And thanks for the additional meaning - it's always helpful to know when expressions have other meanings.Scriptor Senexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063010246424840403.post-64394115912527501682013-02-24T20:42:08.562+00:002013-02-24T20:42:08.562+00:00Not that long ago I've read this (and the expl...Not that long ago I've read this (and the explanation) in a magazine.<br />But a lot longer ago I was familiar with a similar word with a very different meaning: In the early days of internet chatrooms (we're talking the 1990s here) we used to refer to being suddenly "kicked out" of a chatroom for technical reasons (not for bad behaviour!) as to having been "moofed" = modem offline. Strictly speaking, it shoud have been "mooffed" with two f, but nobody ever spelled it like that. Ah, those were the days!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.com