(uh.RAK.nurd)
n.
A person who spends a great deal of time either surfing the Web or fussing with their home page.
Example Citation:
Revenge of the arachnerd. When Spider-Man debuted in 1962, he was unlike any superhero who had come before and the new film reportedly clings to Peter Parker's foibles and vulnerabilities.
—"Web-slinger's film ringer" (photo caption), Tulsa World, May 3, 2002
Earliest Citation:
The Websurfer's Handbook is a growing dictionary of facetious Web terminology, ie: "arachnerd, n. Someone who spends way too much time weaving and climbing around in the web. (If you've found this page, you probably are an arachnerd)."
—Jn Casimir, "Open City," Sydney Morning Herald, March 29, 1996
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New words. 2013.