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series of tubes

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English

Syllables
se-ries of -tubes
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The Internet.

Humorous

Etymology

Coined by American politician Ted Stevens in 2006 to describe the Internet in the context of opposing network neutrality, the phrase was widely ridiculed and began to be used satirically.

Usage

Synonyms

Intertubes cloud cyberspace digital highway Infobahn information highway information superhighway Internet interweb Net series of tubes t'internet

Questions

What does series of tubes mean?
The Internet.
Where does series of tubes come from?
Coined by American politician Ted Stevens in 2006 to describe the Internet in the context of opposing network neutrality, the phrase was widely ridiculed and began to be used satirically.

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