Siliconite

See also: siliconite

English

Etymology

From silicon +‎ -ite, after Silicon Valley.

Noun

Siliconite (plural Siliconites)

1. (rare) A person who lives or works in Silicon Valley.
   • 1992 June 29, Vijay Joglekar, “Valley of the Nerds - 3”, in austin.general‎^[1] (Usenet):

     R.U. Sirius, whose journalistic rounds put him in constant contact with Siliconites of all descriptions, says, "In my experience, the most creative people in computers experiment with drugs. It's a very bizarre culture, where the freaks are the elite. […] "

   • 1996 October 7, frlpwr@flash.net, “Re: Organic/Unsafe”, in talk.politics.animals‎^[2] (Usenet):

     Are you kidding? $60,000 is what Siliconites pay the illegal Guatemalan gardener who has to go all the way to Gilroy before he can find a place he can afford to rent. (As long as he, the wife and kids share the place with his brother and his family.)

   • 2004 March 6, Roy Chang, “Re: Bangalore: Silicon Valley or Coolie Valley?”, in alt.computer.consultants‎^[3] (Usenet):

     The supposed main difference was that the Siliconites consist of Jewish managers and South Asian engineers/managers. Bangalorites are just South Asian. Which ever way you look at it south Asians dominate IT. R&D is also a strong point.