MSN
Definition
Acronym for Microsoft Network, a web portal and online service launched by Microsoft in 1995, offering news, email, and other internet services.
Formerly MSN Messenger (later Windows Live Messenger), a pioneering instant messaging platform popular in the early 2000s for chat, emojis, and those iconic nudge animations.
In modern slang or casual use, shorthand for reminiscing about dial-up era internet nostalgia.
Examples
Back when dinosaurs roamed the web, I'd spend hours on MSN customizing my profile with glittery backgrounds.
My ancient Hotmail account still whispers sweet nothings from the MSN days.
Forget TikTok dances; real flex was mastering the MSN wink on a flip phone.
MSN tried to reinvent itself, but ended up as the awkward uncle at the Skype family reunion.