Definitions

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  • proper noun The Internet.

Etymologies

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From t’ ("the") + internet, in imitation of the definite article reduction of the Lancashire dialect of north-western England.

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Examples

  • I would bet my life that this page will be - as usual - full of the CIF cranks posting on t'internet about how they dont like parts of t'internet they dont use; but will be so much more boring, fuckwitted, and badly argued than any one page of my self pruned it wont even be a competition.

    Twitter's five-year evolution from ridicule to dissidents' tool 2011

  • It's tricky to find good detail on this on t'internet who knew Aberdeen also has a Crossrail project?

    Scraping the GARL Jeff 2009

  • I had looked around on t'internet but had, ridiculously as it happens, assumed it was a part of GNARL, oops GARL.

    Scraping the GARL Jeff 2009

  • He sounded more like that annoying person you encounter in your pub every now and again, the guy that looks slightly smug and thinks he's a lot more intelligent than he really is due to the fact he read a few facts on t'internet before going out for a pint.

    Useless speck of human dust Johnny Guitar 2008

  • LENOVO has added an 'e' to its dinky S10 Ideapad netbook for those of you who just can't wait to get on t'internet.

    Lenovo netbook gets instant fix 2008

  • He sounded more like that annoying person you encounter in your pub every now and again, the guy that looks slightly smug and thinks he's a lot more intelligent than he really is due to the fact he read a few facts on t'internet before going out for a pint.

    Archive 2008-11-01 Johnny Guitar 2008

  • Back in the day when I was seeking adventures via t'internet I was constantly amazed by the approach of many of the other men.

    Saint Vs Slut: it hasn't gone away Ms Robinson 2008

  • This is a poem written by (as I have just discovered, thank you t'internet!)

    August 10th, 2006 dame_habonde 2006

  • Which worked mostly apart from when I forgot myself and inadvisedly leaned on one arm to read t'internet.

    Car woes and joys, elephant joy, cleanliness, bike woes jinty 2008

  • LENOVO has added an 'e' to its dinky S10 Ideapad netbook for those of you who just can't wait to get on t'internet.

    Archive 2008-10-01 2008

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