Intertubes
(chiefly, Internet slang, humorous) The Internet.
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#1·Apr 26, 2026
(chiefly, Internet slang, humorous) The Internet.
Origin: . Inspired by the famous "series of tubes" analogy used on June 28, 2006 by then United States Senator Ted Stevens to describe the Internet. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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