slashdot
verb
slashdot is spelled S-L-A-S-H-D-O-T: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 80,453rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, slashdot means “To render a website slow or unusable via the unusually large number of page requests that result from a link on a very popular web site” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in slashdot?
| Letters | 8: S-L-A-S-H-D-O-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 80,453rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is slashdot?
Slashdot appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 80,453rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce slashdot?
- UK
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-slashdot.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of slashdot
- slashdots present, singular, he/she/it
- slashdotting participle, present
- slashdotted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does slashdot mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
datedTo render a website slow or unusable via the unusually large number of page requests that result from a link on a very popular web site.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does slashdot come from?
After Slashdot, a site that commonly links to other, smaller sites.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).