"interblag" meaning in English

See interblag in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: the interblag [canonical]
Etymology: Coined by American cartoonist, author and engineer Randall Munroe in 2006 in his webcomic xkcd as a spoof of Internet jargon. Equivalent to inter- + blag (“blog”). Etymology templates: {{coin|en|Q285048|in=2006}} Coined by American cartoonist, author and engineer Randall Munroe in 2006, {{pre|en|inter|blag|t2=blog}} inter- + blag (“blog”) Head templates: {{en-prop|def=1}} the interblag
  1. (colloquial, humorous) The Internet. Wikipedia link: xkcd Tags: colloquial, humorous Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-interblag-en-name-NaDT85r7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with inter-

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