" newsgroup "

 [ "newsgroup" ]

1: An individual area of Usenet containing text posting vaguely related to the defined subject for the newsgroup. Web equivalent is a message board

 [ "newsgroup" ]

1: A place where you have to walk on eggshells. In other words, you gotta be careful about what you post to a newsgroup, otherwise, you may end up getting flamed.

  * e.g.,  ... I introduced myself to the newsgroup, and ended up getting flamed. 

 [ "newsgroup" ]

1: a network of groups that's now been taken over with binaries full of porn

  * e.g.,  ... great, another 2 days till that newsgroup server is useable 

 [ "newsgroup" ]

1: An acronym for something relating to child porn

  * e.g.,  ... wow, that newsgroup has a picture of a sodomized baby on it. Fuck... 

 [ "newsgroups" ]

1: The original "underbelly" of the internet. Used for exchanging messages and file sharing.

  * e.g.,  ... Which newsgroups do you subscribe to? 

 [ "newsgroups" ]

1: The first rule of newsgroups: Don't talk about newsgroups. Second rule of newsgroups: Don't talk about newsgroups.

  * e.g.,  ... n00b:Hey man, what are these newsgroups I've heard about?