nettie
- informal a habitual and enthusiastic user of the internet
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Word Origin for nettie
C20: from (inter) net
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Historical Examples of nettie
I have no pets to write about, for my little pet deer, named Nettie, died.
Compare that girl to Nettie, and she wouldn't take the leather medal.
The Duke Of Chimney ButteG. W. Ogden
Hour after hour the Nettie and the Lass fought it out, and hour after hour the gale increased.
The Harbor of DoubtFrank Williams
He told of its final discovery in the secret box of the storeroom on the Nettie.
The Harbor of DoubtFrank Williams
If I found this aboard the Nettie it proves that he must have come and got it!
The Harbor of DoubtFrank Williams