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dinnerbone

The English word “dinnerbone” has 1 meaning listed here.

verb

  1. To be upside down; to flip (something) upside down.

Etymology

From the sandbox video game Minecraft, in which applying a name tag to a mob (game entity) with the custom name Dinnerbone turns that entity upside down. This feature is a reference to Nathan 'Dinnerbone' Adams, a Minecraft developer, who commonly displays himself and his online avatars upside down as a signature trope. Adams' username is a tribute to the name of a former online friend, Teabone,…

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