Intertubes

== English == === Alternative forms === Intertube, intertube, intertubes === Etymology === Blend of Internet +‎ tubes. Inspired by the famous "series of tubes" analogy used on June 28, 2006 by then United States Senator Ted Stevens to describe the Internet. === Proper noun === the Intertubes pl (plural only) (chiefly Internet slang, humorous) The Internet. Synonyms: interweb; see also Thesaurus:Internet 2007, David Gewirtz, Where have all the emails gone? (citing a March 30, 2007 blog post on Corrente Wire), Zatz, p. 95: Nameserver administrators also provide email forwarding, which is the equivalent of call-forwarding on the Intertubes. ==== Related terms ==== intertube === Anagrams === butterines, turbiteens