English Explanatory Dictionary

Intertubes

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The Internet.

Word forms

Intertubes the Intertubes Intertube

Etymology

Blend of Internet + tubes. Inspired by the famous "series of tubes" analogy used on June 28, 2006 by then United States Senator Ted Stevens to describe the Internet.

Synonyms

interweb

Related words

intertube
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