nettie

/ ˈnɛtɪ /

noun

1. informal,  a habitual and enthusiastic user of the internet

Word History and Origins

Origin of nettie¹

C20: from ( _inter ) _net

Example Sentences

Scott — a county commissioner and state lawmaker in Oregon — inherited the Riggs’ ranch in Smith River after their deaths and moved onto it with his wife, Nettie, and Dock.

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Now, as the choreographer for the latest version of “The Color Purple,” a movie musical directed by Blitz Bazawule, she helped devise the onscreen clapping pattern for the young siblings Celie and Nettie.

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She is forced to leave her younger sister, Nettie, when Pa marries her off to a much older widow, Albert, whom she knows only as Mister.

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It’s through the lessons she learns from these women that Celie sees a path forward for herself, opening the door for Nettie’s return.

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Over the years, retellings of “The Color Purple” onscreen and onstage have explored many facets of Celie’s journey: horrific traumas at the hands of her father and husband; an unbreakable bond with her sister, Nettie; heroic triumphs over hardship.

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