Meaning of lazyweb | Babel Free
Definitions
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The Internet, personified as a being that will answer the questions of those who are too lazy to do their own research. Internet, humorous, informal
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Alternative letter-case form of lazyweb. alt-of
Examples
“Victor proves the first rule of the lazy-web ("if you wait long enough, someone will write/build/design what you were thinking about")[…]”
“Some might want a little widget for their weblog that does something cool. Talk about it online for a bit—through the magical power of the LazyWeb—and they may well get it.”
“If the phrase doesn't exist, you can offer a definition, or it asks the ‘lazyweb’ for one by tweeting it.”
“The lazyweb hashtag is rarely used anymore—it peaked in 2008 and has been declining with increasing rapidity over time—but people still turn to Twitter when they want to outsource a question.”
“For instance, a lazyweb request on Twitter is likely to be successful if the requester has either responded previously to such requests […].”
“Some might want a little widget for their weblog that does something cool. Talk about it online for a bit—through the magical power of the LazyWeb—and they may well get it.”
“There was another point of danah’s I wanted to respond to, but yesterday’s post had gotten quite long enough, and in any case, I had a slightly different take in mind for this, including a LazyWeb request at the end, relating to this image:[…] It's damn slow, and should in any case be either a bookmarklet (O LazyWeb, hear my plea…) […]”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.