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internets

internets noun: the Internet. Also the plural of internet.

Noun (1)

internets

  1. (humorous) The Internet.
    • I can't find this word in my print dictionary; let me go look it up on the internets.
    • I hear there's rumors on the internets that we're going to have a draft.2004 October 8, George W. Bush

Noun (2) capitalized: Internets

Internets

  1. Alternative letter-case form of internets.

Also used as

internets is also the plural of internet.

internets is also the third-person singular simple present indicative of internet.

Forms of internets

alternative formInternets

Origin of internets

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

Phrases with internets

Questions about internets

What does internets mean?
Internets means the Internet.
What part of speech is internets?
Internets is a noun.

Words near internets in the dictionary

  1. internetable
  2. interneterati
  3. internetless
  4. internetlike
  5. Internetphobia
  6. internets
  7. internetted
  8. internetter
  9. internetters
  10. internetting
  11. internetty

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Adapted from Wiktionary: internets (page history and authors); Internets (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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