internet

Forms

1.The knowledge or ability to read the room, especially to avoid being politically incorrect, chiefly to make light of someone's lack of such knowledge, implied to be gained only from active use of social media.(humorous)
- "He don't got Internet y'all," one fan wrote. Another declared: "That’s it, I will no longer be listening to any YB music."
2.Internet access or connection; internet connectivity.
- Do you have internet at your place? My internet is down and I want to check my email.
3.Any set of computer networks that communicate using the Internet Protocol; an intranet.
4.A fictitious unit of scoring awarded for making outstanding posts on the internet.(humorous)
- I hope this is sarcastic. Otherwise -100 internets for you.
- Do I win an internet?
- I have been looking through CupOJoes and kind of want something dark with a silver band between the bit and the bowl [of the pipe]. That's not a must, but 1000 internets go to the first person to find one.

1.To use the internet; specifically, to search for information by using the internet.(informal)
- Having no idea what that means, I am internetting like mad.
- I collect cookbooks, too. And recipes, you know, that I've internetted.
2.To connect (a computer, an electronic device, etc.) into a computer network (in particular, the Internet).
- More efficient means of internetting the computers in the system must also be developed.
- We are continuing our program of internetting our radar system with that of the Federal Aviation Agency.

Common· #1206

The noun is a variant of Internet.

The verb is derived from the noun.