break the internets

A form of break the internet — To cause a connection to the Internet, or the Internet itself, to malfunction.

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Meanings

verbbreak the internets (third-person singular simple present breaks the internets, present participle breaking the internets, simple past broke the internets, past participle broken the internets)

present singular third person breaks the internets · participle present breaking the internets · past broke the internets · participle past broken the internets

  1. alternativeAlternative form of break the Internet.
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APA

break the internets. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/break%20the%20internets

MLA

“break the internets.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/break%20the%20internets. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “break the internets,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/break%20the%20internets.

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