arachnerd
nounUK /əˈɹækˌnɜːd/ · US /əˈɹækˌnɝːd/
Etymology Blend of arachnid + nerd, as a play on web and Web. Included on lists of Internet slang as early as 1996.
- 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.2003 June 8, Chris Sherman, “To Google, and Other Internet Neologisms”, in Search Engine Watch, archived from the original on 30 Aug 2025: