spod
<chat> (Great Britain) A lower form of life found on chat systems and
MUDs. The spod has few friends in RL and uses chat instead, finding
communication easier and preferable over the net. He has all the negative traits
of the computer geek without having any interest in computers per se. Lacking
any knowledge of, or interest in, how networks work, and considering his access
a God-given right, he is a major irritant to sysadmins, clogging up lines in
order to reach new MUDs, following passed-on instructions on how to sneak his
way onto Internet ("Wow! It's in America!") and complaining when he is not
allowed to use busy routes. A true spod will start any conversation with "Are
you male or female?" (and follow it up with "Got any good
numbers/IDs/passwords?") and will not talk to someone physically present in the
same terminal room until they log onto the same computer that he is using and
enter chat.
Compare newbie, tourist, weenie, twink, terminal junkie, dweeb.
[Jargon File]
(1998-01-18)
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