hahax
n.— «rule: if 發表者是 “hahax” (x = 1 , 2 , 3 …) then skip. 不要浪費自己時間了啦…» —“Re: 陳水扁與馬英九” by CCA.bbs@cis.nctu.edu.tw (有夢最美 希望相隨) Usenet: tw.bbs.soc.politics Apr. 30, 1999. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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