In the 90s/2000s people also used to shorten cybersex to cyber. I guess if they wanted to have fun with it they could add a "Wanna Cyber?" in place of the usual "Try <x>".

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josephg 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

It drove me nuts in the cryptocurrency boom that people shortened cryptocurrency to "crypto". As in, "I'm into crypto" or "I work in crypto".

Cryptography is much older than bitcoin.

	▲	freedomben 3 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		I even had someone submit a resume that listed crypto as one of their skills. When I asked basic questions it quickly became clear they were talking about cryptocurrencies lol
	▲	duskwuff 2 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		And cryptosporidium (a type of bacteria which causes diarrhea) is also often abbreviated as "crypto". Not that there's much risk of confusion in CVs, but it does lead to some amusing lines like "preventing and controlling crypto", "symptoms of crypto", etc (e.g. at https://www.cdc.gov/cryptosporidium/prevention/preventing-an...).

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bitwize 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

These days "cyber" undecorated usually implies "-security", muddying those waters further.

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ModernMech 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

"I put on my robe and wizard hat"

	▲	blarg1 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		oh behave