ob-
prefixEtymology Clipping of obligatory.
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Internet, Humorous, Informal, Morpheme Obligatory; prepended to the name of a topic being mentioned to avoid accusations of being off-topic.
- ObGoth: Uh, well, it's like this you see, <searches in random file o' obgoth things> anyone out there got the new CoX album on Tess? If so which album is it *most* like?1998, Haydn Black, “lesbian goths”, in alt.gothic (Usenet):
- Aren't Newcastle's chairman Sunderland supporters? (From the way they acted?) Erm...obspeccy? Tynesoft, eh? What happened to them?1998, Peter Thomas, “FAQ: more info request”, in comp.sys.sinclair (Usenet):
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- ObLinux: SAP were giving away a free development environment for use with RedHat v6.1 recently, a distinctly non-free complete system has been available for a while. This offers another example of a commercial application where the vendors now have sufficient confidence in Linux to release a port (even if it is distribution-specific).2000, Dan Glover, “Introduction to Linux article for commentary”, in alt.linux (Usenet):
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