interweb

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/ˈɪntəˌwɛb//ˈɪntɚˌwɛb/

noun

The Internet.

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Meanings

nouninterweb (plural interwebs or interwebz)

plural interwebs · plural interwebz · alternative intarweb · alternative Interweb

  1. Internethumorousin pluraloftenThe Internet.

    They said I was a fucking psycho / But look at me now, all up in the interweb, world wide

    2010, “Enter The Ninja”, performed by Die Antwoord
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    "Web Hopper" is an interweb site that enables you to visualize your Web hopping and that of other Net users.

    1997, Christian Schenck, Christine Schopf, editors, Cyberarts, →ISBN, page 70

    Basically anyone who wants to get a license for nefarious purposes, nefarious or at the very least […] unsactioned, they now get to shop around. […] With the interwebs, it's gonna be pretty easy to tell which states […] are the best shopping locations.

    2007 March 26, Phil Libin, Jon Udell (interviewer), “Jon Udell's Interviews With Innovators: Phil Libin”, in IT Conversations, GigaVox Media, archived from the original on 29 Jul 2013

    Very little exists in the annals of the interwebs about Tostitos Hint of Lime. Many nights I’ve sucked down crusty mossed fingertips and typed away in a green-out (like a blackout, but from eating too much Tostitos Hint of Lime), searching for a like-minded fanclub, historical taxonomy, or even a press release.

    2022 April 20, Mariella Rudi, “Tostitos Hint of Lime has zero lime – but it’s still the perfect chip”, in The Guardian

    Synonyms: Intertubes

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe Internet.

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Origin

Blend of Internet + web (“World Wide Web”). The first use of this phrase is disputed.

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Translations

Czech internety
  • internetyThe Internet
Dutch interweb
  • interwebThe Internet

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APA

interweb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interweb

MLA

“interweb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interweb. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interweb,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interweb.

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