"internym" meaning in All languages combined

See internym on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: internyms [plural]
Etymology: From inter- + -nym. Coined by Madeleine Page in the Internet newsgroup alt.folklore.urban. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|inter|nym}} inter- + -nym, {{coin|en|Madeleine Page|nobycat=1|w=-}} Coined by Madeleine Page, {{monospace|alt.folklore.urban}} alt.folklore.urban Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1998 October 19, Rick Denney, “Our RST \"middle names\"...”, in rec.sport.triathlon (Usenet)",
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          "text": "Michael \"please destroy that message after reading[5]\" Kuettner[6]\n[…]\n[5] This internym was inserted by the NSA to discredit [1]",
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