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internym

internym noun: a phrase or epithet, particularly one intended to be witty, inserted in quotation marks between one's first and last names—or elsewhere by or in one's name, if this is not possible—at the end of a post.

Noun

internym (plural internyms)

  1. (Internet) A phrase or epithet, particularly one intended to be witty, inserted in quotation marks between one's first and last names—or elsewhere by or in one's name, if this is not possible—at the end of a post.
    • Madeleine "why don't we just call the damn thing the "internym"?" Page1997 February 23, Madeleine Page, “Epenthetics revisited”, in alt.folklore.urban (Usenet)
    • Madeleine "internym goes here" Page1997 July 29, Madeleine Page, “Photographs in bars”, in alt.folklore.urban (Usenet)

Forms of internym

pluralinternyms

Origin of internym

From inter- + -nym. Coined by Madeleine Page in the Internet newsgroup alt.folklore.urban.

Questions about internym

What does internym mean?
Internym means a phrase or epithet, particularly one intended to be witty, inserted in quotation marks between one's first and last names—or elsewhere by or in one's name, if this is not possible—at the end of a post.
What part of speech is internym?
Internym is a noun.
What is the plural of internym?
The plural of internym is internyms.

Words near internym in the dictionary

  1. internuncios
  2. internuncioship
  3. internuncioships
  4. internuncius
  5. internuptial
  6. internym
  7. internyms
  8. interobject
  9. interobjective
  10. interobserver
  11. interoccasion

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