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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.



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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of interweb1

First recorded in 1995–2000; inter(net) none + (World Wide) Web none
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Example Sentences

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

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