"Interwebs"

[milovany]

I've seen this word used several times in the last couple of weeks (I've also seen it "interwebz"). What does it mean? Is it slang for the internet? That's how I'm reading it, but maybe it has a meaning I'm not aware of.

[MeaganS]

Nope, you're reading it correctly. It's just a nickname for the internet, as far as I know.

[Jenny in Florida]

I always read it as gently poking fun at people who aren't all that familiar with the online world and confuse "internet" and "web." Lots of young people use it in a kind of ironic way.

[acablue]

MeaganS is correct, it just means the internet. I've seen it used a lot to make fun of people who don't understand the internet well (ie. noobs).

[ktgrok]

It is slang for the internet. Generally IT people, tech geeks, etc use it....it is a play on the fact that non technical people would call for tech help with their "interweb". So after hearing that wrong term for so long they decided to make the term their own. It is a tongue in cheek thing.

[milovany]

Thank you! That's how I was reading it and I could hear some certain people using it that way, LOL. I just found it funny to have seen it several times in a short time after never noticing it before.

[Desert Rat]

My husband uses interweb all the time and has for years. It's like a blend of internet and the web. He usually uses it when he's being funny. Like I ask him a question and he says, "I don't know, go check the interweb."