spooty
adj.— «I’ve seen losers on the net before, and I think I’m lookin at one right now. If you wanna flame B5 to your spooty-bottomed runny-nosed Trekkie friends, do it on a Trek group.» —“Re: Trekkers and Babylon 5″ by Sir Robyn Blaber) Usenet: rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5 May 13, 1994. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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