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chrome
noun- in computing, software features that attract buyers but add little functionally US
- The 3D icons in Motif are just chrome but they certainly are pretty chrome. — Eric S. Raymond, The New Hacker’s Dictionary, p. 95, 1991
- the best, judged in terms of appearance; the shiniest examples UK
- They had missed being part of the Easter showcase for the chrome of their generation[.] — Alan Fletcher, The Blue Millionaire, 1998
- handguns US
- “I been dealin’ chrome to kids. You know, junior high, that kinda shit.” — Jason Starr, Lights Out, p. 130, 2006
- “I don’t allow no chrome in here.” — Stephen J. Cannell, White Sister, p. 46, 2006
▶ sit on chrome
of a car, to have alloy wheels UK- Chillax, yatty. I’m sittin’ on chrome. — The Independent on Sunday, p. 7, 30 October 2005
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