"internets" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: In the humorous sense, inspired by George W. Bush who pluralized internet in a debate with John Kerry in 2004. Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} internets
  1. plural of internet Tags: form-of, plural Form of: internet
    Sense id: en-internets-en-noun-dRlvYehO
  2. (humorous, with the) The Internet. Tags: humorous Categories (topical): George W. Bush
    Sense id: en-internets-en-noun-NaDT85r7 Disambiguation of George W. Bush: 16 54 30 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 48 45 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 55 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Internets Related terms: interweb, interwebs, interwebz

Verb

Etymology: In the humorous sense, inspired by George W. Bush who pluralized internet in a debate with John Kerry in 2004. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} internets
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of internet Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: internet
    Sense id: en-internets-en-verb-0F9l3R7K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 48 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Internets

Alternative forms

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