Etaoin-shrdlu Definition

noun
Nonsense, filler text, or an example of accidental typing.
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etaoin-shrdlu
Plural:
etaoin-shrdlus

Origin of Etaoin-shrdlu

  • From the arrangement of letters on the keyboard of a Linotype machine—typesetters would mark errors by running their fingers across the keys, and the results would sometimes accidentally find their way into print.

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