bogon
bogon · bogons
The imaginary elementary particle of bogosityThe imaginary elementary particle of bogosity; the anti-particle to the cluon.
Meaning
2 senses(slang)The imaginary elementary particle of bogosity; the anti-particle to the cluon.
(slang)An invalid Internet Protocol packet, particularly one sent from an address that is not in use.
Origin
From bogus (“fake, phony”) + -on (“suffix used to form names of elementary particles or fuFrom bogus (“fake, phony”) + -on (“suffix used to form names of elementary particles or fundamental units”).
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