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    n. That which is *compellingly* the correct or appropriate thing to use, do, say, etc. Often capitalized, always emphasized in speech as though... VIEW ENTIRE DEFINITION


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    bounce message

    [UNIX] n. Notification message returned to sender by a site unable to relay email to the intended {Internet address} recipient or the next link in a bang path (see bounce). Reasons might include a nonexistent or misspelled username or a down relay site. Bounce messages can themselves fail, with occasionally ugly results; see sorcerer's apprentice mode. The terms `bounce mail' and `barfmail' are also common.