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threadjacker

noun

Etymology

Blend of thread + hijacker.

  1. derived from jaque
  2. derived from jacke
  3. inherited from jakke
  4. suffixed as jacker — “jack + er”
  5. compounded as hijack — “highway + jacker”
  6. suffixed as hijacker — “hijack + er”
  7. compounded as threadjacker — “thread + hijacker”

Definitions

  1. One who takes over a discussion thread with a subject unrelated to the original posting.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA