interweb

American  

[in-ter-web] / ˈɪn tərˌwɛb /

Also interwebs,

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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interweb British  

/ 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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Etymology

Origin of interweb

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

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Example Sentences

But on the course of my long international, interweb journey, I did end up with a new name in my back pocket: Acme Smoked Fish.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

After a few notices, you’re not going to be able to access not only our product or our platform, but the interweb.

From The Verge • Feb. 22, 2022

Look up pathetic on your interweb dictionary and it's just this gif on loop:

From Golf Digest • Aug. 9, 2018

I am talking about the screeching, glaring absence of charm on the electronic superhighway, the interweb, rabbithole.com.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2015

Perhaps that new life is Tumblr. sozesty @daamoth - Yeah, yeah, yeah blogs and the interweb all this modern stuff.

From Time • May 20, 2013