compuper
A rare, humorous mispronunciation or misspelling of 'computer,' typically used for comic effect — either to mock someone unfamiliar with technology or to playfully signal one's own tech illiteracy.
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A rare, humorous mispronunciation or misspelling of 'computer,' typically used for comic effect — either to mock someone unfamiliar with technology or to playfully signal one's own tech illiteracy. The word has an endearing, bumbling quality that makes it useful as light satire.
'I've been having trouble with my compuper again,' his gran announced at dinner, sliding the laptop across the table.
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(slang, rare, humorous) A computer.
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