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slashdot.

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.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. 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.

    Internet · dated
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After Slashdot, a site that commonly links to other, smaller sites.

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