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- noun Internet The act of
taking over ane-mail list ordiscussion thread with a subject unrelated to the originalposting .
Etymologies
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Examples
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In honour of Meade, I dub threadjacking Beijing Syndrome instead of Stockholm Syndrome, which that Patty Hearst had.
Olympics thread. Ann Althouse 2008
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I’m really disappointed to read down this far and find that Petey’s attempted threadjacking is still unsuccessful, leaving me no entry point to celebrate my Raptors’ continued survival.
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My understanding of “threadjacking” was lacking, as I said in my prior post.
It’s not even a ‘Battle’ of the Signs. No contest. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState 2009
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We seem to be having a threadjacking problem today.
Obama’s drilling bribe is insultingly small. | RedState 2010
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Sorry if that constitutes “threadjacking,” but it was a point I wanted to make.
Moveon.org zombie bites off health care protester’s finger. Wait, what? - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState 2009
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As I said, though, my main complaint is he is threadjacking, so I will threadjack no more.
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Which is a polite way of saying, “Stop threadjacking.”
I think MSNBC is trying to get the President shot at. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState 2009
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I just opened up this discussion to a threadjacking about whether or not liberals are al-Qaeda-incarnate-in-America.
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Bravo for a truly ham-fisted attempt at pedantic, po-faced threadjacking!
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As I said, though, my main complaint is he is threadjacking, so I will threadjack no more.
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