lappy
n.— «This is a Dutch design lappy and I can’t find the question mark or the delete bu… oops found the delete. How long will it be before we all use laptops on the plane, the bus, the taxi, the bicycle or while we’re walking up Castle Hill?» —“Seize magic moments” by Steve Price Townsville Bulletin (20) Nov. 15, 2001. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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