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dancing baloney noun. Web page-based animated images, Java applets, and other bells and whistles that are not only useless, but also detract from the overall quality of the page.

Example Citation:
"Someday, say the Web pundits, the Internet will be full of live-motion video. But there's plenty of motion out there already in the form of animated GIFs — or dancing baloney, as its detractors call it."
—"What's online," The Houson Chronicle, May 25, 1997

Related Words:
craplet
PowerPointlessness

Subject Categories:
Computers - Internet
Culture - Art and Design

Posted on July 23, 1997 at 11:27 AM
Updated on July 23, 1997 at 11:27 AM


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