T'internet

//ˈtɪntənɛt// name, slang

name, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Internet. Northern-England, humorous, informal

    "The recent thread where nerd fought nerd over which geeky game was better got me to thinking about my own particular brand of geekery."

  2. 2
    Alternative spelling of t'internet. alt-of, alternative, uncommon

Synonyms

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cyberspaceinfobahninformation superhighwayinternetseries of tubes

Example

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"The recent thread where nerd fought nerd over which geeky game was better got me to thinking about my own particular brand of geekery."

Etymology

From t’ (“the”) + internet, in imitation of the definite article reduction of the Lancashire and Yorkshire dialect of north-western England.

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