interweb
noun/ˈɪntəˌwɛb/ · /ˈɪntɚˌwɛb/
Etymology Blend of Internet + web (“World Wide Web”). The first use of this phrase is disputed.
- "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:
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- They said I was a fucking psycho / But look at me now, all up in the interweb, world wide2010, “Enter The Ninja”, performed by Die Antwoord:
- 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