interweb

English

Alternative forms

• intarweb

Etymology

Blend of Internet +‎ web (“World Wide Web”). The first use of this phrase is disputed.

Pronunciation

• Audio (AU):

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Noun

interweb (plural interwebs or interwebz)

1. (Internet slang, humorous) The Internet.

   Meronym: Web

   Look, I'm on teh interweb!

   • 1997, Christian Schenck, Christine Schopf, Cyberarts, →ISBN, Page 70

     "Web Hopper" is an interweb site that enables you to visualize your Web hopping and that of other Net users.

   • 2007 March 26, Phil Libin, Jon Udell (interviewer), “Phil Libin”, Jon Udell's Interviews With Innovators, IT Conversations, GigaVox Media [1]

     Basically anyone who wants to get a license for nefarious purposes, nefarious or at the very least […] unsactioned, they now get to shop around. […] With the interwebs, it's gonna be pretty easy to tell which states […] are the best shopping locations. […] This isn't secret information [that] no one's gonna ever find out.

Translations

The Internet

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• Dutch: interweb (nl) n

Usage notes

• Typically used in a jocular or sarcastic manner by more experienced Internet users, especially as a mockery of the less experienced when used with teh.

Anagrams

• bewinter