interweb

[ in-ter-web ]

/ ˈɪn tərˌwɛb /

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noun

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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Also in·ter·webs, in·ter·webz

[in-ter-webz] /ˈɪn tərˌwɛbz/ .

Origin of interweb

First recorded in 1995–2000; inter(net) + (World Wide) Web

Words nearby interweb

inter vivos, intervocalic, intervolve, interwar, interweave, interweb, interwind, interwork, intestable, intestacy, intestate

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

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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