netlore

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noun

A kind of folklore comprising humorous texts, folk poetry, folk art, and urban legends that are circulated over the Internet.

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Meanings

nounnetlore (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA kind of folklore comprising humorous texts, folk poetry, folk art, and urban legends that are circulated over the Internet.

    Photographic urban legends, digitally altered photographs, circulate among friends via e-mail and turn up on netlore sites, just as jokes and contemporary legends do, as well as on websites run by pranksters and propagandists […]

    2012, Gail de Vos, What Happens Next? Contemporary Urban Legends and Popular Culture

Origin

From net + lore.

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Anagrams

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APA

netlore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/netlore

MLA

“netlore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/netlore. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “netlore,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/netlore.

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