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Mafiaboy: Motive Wasn’t Criminal

There are times when I read news articles and I just want to claw my eyes out.

From IT Business:

Acknowledging that he “pioneered” one of the deadliest denial-of-service attacks in Web history, former hacker Mafiaboy said his motives for doing that weren’t criminal. Exploration and desire for one-upmanship over rival hacker gangs were his main drivers, he said.

With respects to his…oh hell, I can’t even keep my breakfast down. Time for the dictionary.

dumb-ass

Show Spelled Pronunciation [duhm-as] Show IPA
–noun Slang: Vulgar.
a thoroughly stupid person; blockhead.
Also, dumbass.

Origin:
1970–75; Americanism

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