Computerfuzzi
n.— «A ber nicht, dass Sie jetzt glauben, ich sei ein weltfremder Computerfuzzi.…Ich gehe gerne schwimmen und Rad fahren, ich lese gerne; ich habe auch Freunde, die nicht mal wissen, wo man einen Computer anschaltet.» —“Ich bin kein weltfremder Computerfuzzi” Stuttgarter Zeitung (Germany) July 3, 2000. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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