interweb

[ in-ter-web ]

noun
  1. the internet: used jocularly when pretending to be or referring to an inexperienced internet user, or when expressing a disdain for certain internet content: vague recollections presented as fact on the interweb.

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Origin of interweb

1
First recorded in 1995–2000; inter(net) + (World Wide) Web
  • Also in·ter·webs, in·ter·webz [in-ter-webz] /ˈɪn tərˌwɛbz/ .

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How to use interweb in a sentence

  • He was going to have to spend less time hacking the ride and more time reading the interweb, clearly.

    Makers | Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for interweb

interweb

/ (ˈɪntəˌwɛb) /


noun
  1. a facetious name for the internet, used to imply that the speaker has little understanding of or interest in the subject

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