blue badger

blue badger
 n.— «To create a mass product, Microsoft can’t design products for the “blue badgers,” as Microsofties call themselves (their identity passes are blue).» —“Coming Zune” by Nina Shapiro Seattle Weekly (Washington) Sept. 13, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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