intarweb

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: ĭnʹ-tär-wĕb, IPA^(key): /ˈɪn.tɑɹˌwɛb/
  • (US) /ˈɪn.tɑɚˌwɛb/
  • (UK) /ˈɪn.tɑːˌwɛb/

  • Audio (General Australian):

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• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)wɛb

Noun

intarweb (uncountable)

1. (slang) Alternative spelling of interweb

   Ha! Ha! I'm using TEH INTARWEB on a mac, cuz imma noob!!!1

Usage notes

Usually used with leetspeak or other Internet slang spellings.

Quotations

• 2001, Dave Bett, in alt.fan.elite [1]

  Here's a hint - don't have your kid on your lap as your look on this weird, twisted thing known as the intarweb.

• 2002, Rob Young, in alt.alumni.warwick [2]

  And you might be thinking, that's really shite, but don't forget it's teh intarweb, where no matter how bizarre a thing you can think up, there'll be someone who'll masturbate to it.

• 2003, Hong Ooi, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg, and comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic [3]

  So how come I have no problems with this fluff on teh Intarweb, but I still got my butt kicked at a trivia night last weekend?

• 2005, Jay Furr, in rec.sport.football.college [4]

  The intarweb ain't all it's cracked up to be.

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