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cow-orker

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

co-worker

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: humorous

Examples

  • 1998, cluelessnewbie, Re: I give up on alt.slack, alt.slack, http://groups.google.com/group/alt.slack/msg/2e925ed61ecb16d0?dmode=source&hl=en At this point, my cow-orker got real pissed off and firmly and courageously said: Hey, as a result of channeling, I discovered I used to be a cow in a previous lifetime.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Deliberate corruption of co-worker, perhaps in imitation of pronunciation errors in early text-to-speech software.