Meanings
internets1
alternative Internets
- pluralplural of internet
- humorousThe Internet.
I can't find this word in my print dictionary; let me go look it up on the internets.
3 more examples
I hear there's rumors on the internets that we're going to have a draft.
2004 October 8, George W. BushIndeed, coming on the heels of a party leader who speaks of "the Internets" and "the Google," it's a disturbing trend that GOP leaders seem so disconnected from the technologies that are changing the way most Americans live]
[2007, Garrett M. Graff, The First Campaign, page 281However, the phrasing of the internets meme is now largely outdated.
[2012, Michele Zappavigna, Discourse of Twitter and Social Media
alternative Internets
- indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of internet
Internets2
- Alternative letter-case form of internets.
Origin
In the humorous sense, inspired by George W. Bush who pluralized internet in a debate with John Kerry in 2004.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
internets. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/internets
“internets.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/internets. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “internets,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/internets.
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