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biscobid
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Nah, see, the dictionary is old technology, man.
The Internet has changed things. The current Internet definition of a single-word post of "Who?" in blogs, forums, etc., where a person could simply check any of the vast range of resources (Wikipedia, YouTube, Google, most any other search engine, other posts in the same thread where people did the work of providing imbedded YouTube links) is one of condescension, dismissiveness, laziness, trolling, derision, and so on. As in "I've not heard of them, and I can't be bothered (or arsed, depending on locality) to educate myself, so I'll be provocative, pithy and curt to no beneficial end."
Usually. Or people can be honestly ignorant. But they normally telegraph such things with humility... or at least additional context, so they don't get mistaken for a troll. As in, "I've not heard of them -- can anybody suggest some songs so I can determine if I like them or not?" That's the kind of signalling that breeds healthy discussions and conversations.