cyber
adjectiveverbattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈsaɪ.bə//
- United States//ˈsaɪ.bəɹ//
- //ˈsʌɪ.bəɹ//
Of, or having to do with, the Internet; alternative form of cyber-.
adjective
- 1
Of, or having to do with, the Internet; alternative form of cyber-.
I pointed out to him we have significant cyber capability and he knows it. He doesn’t know exactly what it is, but it’s significant. And if in fact they violate these basic norms, we will respond cyberly. He knows. In a cyber way.
- 2
informalCybergoth.
She is a high priestess of the Church of the SubGenius, a devotee of the music of Tom Waits and Robert Smith, and of goth and cyber subcultures.
...a cross between metal, punk, goth, cyber, and rock.
No CyberGoth is complete without gigantic "stompy" platform boots and the optional toy ray gun. Some are even more anachronistic in that they incorporate old Renaissance and Victorian styles into their much-loved cyber wear.
Etymology
Originally from cybernetics, before becoming a stand-alone word.
verb
- 1
datedTo engage in cybersex.
Wanna cyber?
Forms
- past tense
- cybered
- past participle
- cybered
- present participle
- cybering
- third person singular
- cybers
cyber · Of, or having to do with, the Internet; alternative form of cyber-.
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