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Bzzzt! Wrong. /bzt rong/ excl.

[common; Usenet/Internet; punctuation varies] From a Robin

Williams routine in the movie "Dead Poets Society" spoofing radio

or TV quiz programs, such as Truth or Consequences,

where an incorrect answer earns one a blast from the buzzer and

condolences from the interlocutor. A way of expressing mock-rude

disagreement, usually immediately following an included quote

from another poster. The less abbreviated "*Bzzzzt*, wrong, but

thank you for playing" is also common; capitalization and

emphasis of the buzzer sound varies.

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