Y2K

[ wahy-too-key ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Y2K

Origin of Y2K¹

1995–2000; Y(ear) + 2 + K symbol for the number 1000

Origin of Y2K¹

C20: y ( ear ) + 2 + k (in the sense: thousand)

For most of us, the repeal of DADT has been Y2K all over: something hyped, but nothing more.

Not likely, since the end-of-millennium Y2K scare was just as hysterical as the response to Irene.

We also must be ready for the 21st century from its very first moment by solving the so-called Y2K computer problem.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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