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单词 internets
释义

internets

See also: Internets

English

Alternative forms

  • Internets

Etymology

In the humorous sense, inspired by George W. Bush who pluralized internet in a debate with John Kerry in 2004.[1]

Noun

internets

  1. plural of internet
  2. (humorous, with the) The Internet.
    I can't find this word in my print dictionary; let me go look it up on the internets.
    • 2004 October 8, George W. Bush[1]:
      I hear there's rumors on the internets that we're going to have a draft.
    • [2007, Garrett M. Graff, The First Campaign, page 281
      Indeed, 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]
    • [2012, Michele Zappavigna, Discourse of Twitter and Social Media:
      However, the phrasing of the internets meme is now largely outdated.]

See also

  • interweb, interwebs, interwebz

References

  1. “Transcript: Second Presidential Debate”, in The Washington Post, October 8, 2004, archived from the original on 2012-03-06

Anagrams

  • Rinne test

Danish

Noun

internets

  1. indefinite genitive singular of internet

Icelandic

Noun

internets

  1. indefinite genitive singular of internet
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