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arachnerd

(Internet slang, dated, rare) A person who spends a lot of time on the World Wide Web.

əˈɹækˌnɜːdDocumented since 1990s1990sMillennialhistorical118 viewsLast reviewed Jun 29, 2026+ Add a definition
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#1·Apr 26, 2026

(Internet slang, dated, rare) A person who spends a lot of time on the World Wide Web.

Why do I find these Internet neologisms so interesting? Guess it’s because I’m a bona-fide arachnerd, a person that spends way too much time either surfing the Web or fussing with their home page.
Origin: , as a play on web and Web. Included on lists of Internet slang as early as 1996. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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