Meanings
- InternethumorousThe Internet.
Synonyms: Intertubes, cloud, cyberspace, digital highway, Infobahn, information highway, information superhighway, Internet
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe Internet.
Origin
Coined by American politician Ted Stevens in 2006 to describe the Internet in the context of opposing network neutrality, the phrase was widely ridiculed and began to be used satirically.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
series of tubes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/series%20of%20tubes
“series of tubes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/series%20of%20tubes. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “series of tubes,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/series%20of%20tubes.
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