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netlore

netlore noun: a kind of folklore comprising humorous texts, folk poetry, folk art, and urban legends that are circulated over the Internet.

Noun

netlore (uncountable)

  1. A kind of folklore comprising humorous texts, folk poetry, folk art, and urban legends that are circulated over the Internet.
    • Photographic urban legends, digitally altered photographs, circulate among friends via e-mail and turn up on netlore sites, just as jokes and contemporary legends do, as well as on websites run by pranksters and propagandists […]2012, Gail de Vos, What Happens Next? Contemporary Urban Legends and Popular Culture

Origin of netlore

From net + lore.

Questions about netlore

What does netlore mean?
Netlore means a kind of folklore comprising humorous texts, folk poetry, folk art, and urban legends that are circulated over the Internet.
What part of speech is netlore?
Netlore is a noun.

Words near netlore in the dictionary

  1. Netlish
  2. netlist
  3. netlists
  4. netload
  5. netloads
  6. netlore
  7. netmail
  8. netmaker
  9. netmakers
  10. netmaking
  11. netman

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