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Definition of a wizard
wizard
interjection
- interjection used to indicate that something is cool. Originated in Britain. Popularized in modern slang by the movie Juno.
Wizard.
- See more words with the same meaning: good, okay, cool, awesome, fun.
Last edited on Nov 11 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 14 2009.
noun
- used with a subject matter to refer to a person with deep, expert knowledge of that subject matter.
We're looking to hire a Unix wizard.
- See more words with the same meaning: an expert, a fan.
- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
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Other terms relating to 'an expert, a fan': | |
| Definitions include: a male fan of the cartoon show My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. | |
| Definitions include: while "hacker" originally had positive connotations, it has since come to refer to individuals who sometimes use computers with malicious intent. | |
| Definitions include: alternate spelling of "fanboy". | |
| Definitions include: an expert. | |
| Definitions include: a fan of the movie Avatar. | |
| Definitions include: an expert or person one goes to for advice or a paid specialist in a given field. | |
| Definitions include: crazy. | |
| Definitions include: to do something stealthy or to move stealthily, possibly involving theft or deception. | |
| Definitions include: a fan of Justin Bieber. | |
| Definitions include: a male fan devoted to a particular thing. | |
| Definitions include: a fan-produced magazine for other fans (of a music band, etc.) | |
| Definitions include: an expert. | |
| Definitions include: an expert at searching Google. | |
| Definitions include: See also the man. | |
| Definitions include: a person who is sexually talented. | |
Other terms relating to 'computer slang': | |
| Definitions include: a computer system. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "shaking my damn head". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "talk amongst yourselves". | |
| Definitions include: one-off solutions that deal with some special case, rather than a more all-encompassing solution. | |
| Definitions include: of an ongoing task, performed slowly over time, when nothing is claiming one's immediate attention. | |
| Definitions include: a single element in a graphical user interface. | |
| Definitions include: while "hacker" originally had positive connotations, it has since come to refer to individuals who sometimes use computers with malicious intent. | |
| Definitions include: in computing, of a data transformation, one which does not retain all of the data. | |
| Definitions include: "password." | |
| Definitions include: For information about the origin of the term, see the term's article on Wikipedia. | |
| Definitions include: From Dilbert's boss in the Dilbert comic strip. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "massively multiplayer online role playing game." | |
| Definitions include: An aggregate grouping or series of stylized printings, fonts, icons, emoticons, avatars, proverbs, etc., usually found at the end of an e-mail message uniquely identifying and personifying the sender. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "oh my fucking god." | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "trigger warning". | |
Other terms relating to 'good, okay, cool, awesome, fun': | |
| Definitions include: great; "awesome"; "cool". | |
| Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool". | |
| Definitions include: the state of being cool. | |
| Definitions include: really good, attractive, or just cool. | |
| Definitions include: cool. | |
| Definitions include: "cool", according to the sixth edition of "UCLA Slang". | |
| Definitions include: shortened form of the word "decent". | |
| Definitions include: Joking around, cool. | |
| Definitions include: ghetto, cool, or tight | |
| Definitions include: way cool or off the chain. | |
| Definitions include: awesome, cool, tight. | |
| Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool". | |
| Definitions include: used in same way as "cool", to express happiness or satisfaction. | |
| Definitions include: "awesome", "cool", "the bomb". | |
| Definitions include: "cool", "phat". | |
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Other terms relating to 'wizard': | |
| Definitions include: Female gentalia with a particularly generous labia. | |
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