interwang
n.— «Many admit they do not even know the official Mandarin word for DVD or CD. The mixing up of languages is also increasing, with words such as “interwang”, which means internet, in common parlance.» —“China orders TV stars to stop ‘queer’ western behaviour” by Jonathan Watts Guardian May 15, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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