- "I wish I understood what's going on in this Sociology course. I am such a 404 when it comes to Sociology."
404 (four-o-four)
noun; zero derivation
Someone who is clueless as to what they are doing
Etymology : The 404 or Not Found error message is a HTTP standard response code indicating that the client was able to communicate with the server, but the server could not find what was requested. The word can be considered as a zero derivation of the number 404, with the meaning taken from this error message.
Source : Conversation with a sociology classmate. October 2013
Last modified: 27 November 2013