# Dickovers, baggravation and botiquette: 18 new words to describe our tech hellscape

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/dickovers-baggravation-and-botiquette-18-new-words-to-describe-our-tech-hellscape/
- Published: 2026-08-18T09:00:20+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/18/dickovers-baggravation-botiquette-18-new-words-tech-hellscape
- Topics: Technology

## Summary

There are many tech irritants that are a scourge of modern life, yet we have lacked the vocabulary to describe them ... until now The “dickover” is the scourge of the modern age. Coined in May by John Gruber, a tech writer, it is defined as “a modal panel, popover, or curtain presented by a…

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