wabbit

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwæbɪt/

  Rhymes: -æbɪt

Etymology 1

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Scots wabbit, ultimate origin uncertain.

Adjective

wabbit (comparative more wabbit, superlative most wabbit)

1. (Scotland) exhausted, tired

Etymology 2

Representing pronunciation of rabbit by children and some adults who have trouble saying the English r (the cartoon character Elmer Fudd is a caricature of the latter). Computing sense refers to the ability of rabbits to multiply quickly.

Noun

wabbit (plural wabbits)

1. (humorous, childish, pronunciation spelling) rabbit
2. (computing) A self-replicating program that (unlike a virus or worm) does not infect host programs or documents and remains on the local computer rather than spreading across networks of computers.

See also

• fork bomb

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Scots

Alternative forms

• wibbit, wubbit, wappit

Etymology

Origin uncertain.

Adjective

wabbit (comparative mair wabbit, superlative maist wabbit)

1. exhausted; without energy; tired; worn-out