internets
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
See also: Internets
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
In the humorous sense, inspired by George W. Bush who pluralized internet in a debate with John Kerry in 2004.[1]
Noun[edit]
internets
- plural of internet
- (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[2]:
- However, the phrasing of the internets meme is now largely outdated.]
See also[edit]
Verb[edit]
internets
- third-person singular simple present indicative of internet
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “Transcript: Second Presidential Debate”, in The Washington Post[1], 2004 October 8, archived from the original on 2012-03-06
Anagrams[edit]
Danish[edit]
Noun[edit]
internets
Icelandic[edit]
Noun[edit]
internets