xbreed

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English

Etymology

From x- +‎ breed.

Noun

xbreed (plural xbreeds)

  1. Abbreviation of crossbreed.
    • 2001 June 3, Alison, “Hi, I'm New :-)”, in uk.rec.pets.misc (Usenet), retrieved 2022-05-20:
      I have a xbreed JR dog Judy ,16,
      Kim the cat ,2
      Chloe the Guinea Pig, 5
      Peeps the cockatiel
    • 2001 October 26, RSMEINER, “Crossbreeding”, in alt.animals.llama (Usenet), retrieved 2022-05-20:
      I understand that yes, they can and are being crossbred for various reasons. Been told that there are a few "miniture" llamas that are really an Xbreed between the two.
    • 2002 July 10, Patrick James, “Atheism wins another one!!”, in alt.folklore.science (Usenet), retrieved 2022-05-20:
      To this end, Jabby attempts to xpost across USENET, telling rape victims that Evolution says that 'rape is good', telling depressed teenagers that suicide is good, telling war refugees that the fact that they got hammered shows that they are Not Fit, etc. Jabby also wants to create the Manpanzee, a human-chimp xbreed.

Verb

xbreed (third-person singular simple present xbreeds, present participle xbreeding, simple past and past participle xbred)

  1. Abbreviation of crossbreed.
    • 2001 December 5, [email protected], “My (edible) plant list.”, in alt.permaculture (Usenet), retrieved 2022-05-20:
      Hmmmmm .... and what kind of dogs are these, Len? Have you been Xbreeding dingos with Tasmanian devils, with a little gecko mixed in?
    • 2002 November 22, chaosisrael, “You people”, in alt.slack (Usenet), retrieved 2022-05-20:
      I'm hoping xbreeding with the mauve wonder will create a sterile mutation. Like with fruit flies.
    • 2005 November 7, MoParMaN, “RSFC Quiz”, in rec.sport.football.college (Usenet), retrieved 2022-05-20:
      > 7. According to Aggieathletics.com, Texas A&M has a basketball team, too. How did this happen?

      Xbreeding sheep to goats to Maggies caused this.