nettie

/ (ˈnɛtɪ) /

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noun

informal a habitual and enthusiastic user of the internet

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Word Origin for nettie

C20: from (inter) net

Words nearby nettie

netroots, netspeak, netsuke, nett, netted melon, nettie, Nettilling Lake, netting, nettle, nettle cell, nettle family

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How to use nettie in a sentence

I was too missable to answer him, and he wouldn't have heard me if I had, for he ran away as fast as he could to play with Nettie.
Harper's Young People, November 30, 1880|Various
Randolph and Nettie and two other boys came and sat on the floor by me, and talked so fast I couldn't understand a word they said.
Harper's Young People, November 30, 1880|Various
Ranny fillupened with me, and Nettie gave me a big bunch of grapes; and before I knew it almost I was as well as anybody.
Harper's Young People, November 30, 1880|Various
The members and associates numbered hundreds and hundreds, Nettie did not know how many; and they were all around the world.
Growing Up|Jennie M. Drinkwater

This same evening, in the March snow-storm, Nettie Evans sat in her invalid chair beside the table in her chamber.
Growing Up|Jennie M. Drinkwater