surf the net — to browse the internet casually, moving from one website to another without a specific purpose
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to browse the internet casually, moving from one website to another without a specific purpose
Pronunciation (IPA): /sɜːrf ðə net/
Korean meaning: 인터넷을 이곳저곳 돌아다니며 브라우징하다
Korean pronunciation: **서프** 더 **넷**
Example Sentences
- My mom thinks I'm studying, but I'm actually surfing the net looking at cat videos.
- He got fired for surfing the net during work hours instead of writing reports.
- I started surfing the net to find a recipe and ended up buying a unicorn costume at 2 AM.
surf the net
VERB//sɜːrf ðə net//
to browse the internet casually, moving from one website to another without a specific purpose
to browse the internet casually, moving from one website to another without a specific purpose
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Origin
'surf'는 파도타기에서 유래되어, 파도를 타듯 인터넷의 정보 바다를 타고 다닌다는 의미로 발전했습니다. 1990년대 초 인터넷이 대중화되면서 생긴 표현입니다.
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“My mom thinks I'm studying, but I'm actually surfing the net looking at cat videos.”
“He got fired for surfing the net during work hours instead of writing reports.”
“I started surfing the net to find a recipe and ended up buying a unicorn costume at 2 AM.”
“Students often surf the net for research materials for their assignments.”
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