In social networking, an internet mirage is when a user is offline or inactive but appears online or currently active to another computer. This only becomes apparent once the user of that computer attempts to communicate with them. Often, this leads to paranoid feelings of unpopularity, because the user erroneously assumes that the person left because they didn't want to speak to them.
Simon: "DAAVE my good mate, how're you doing?"
Computer: "David is now offline."
Simon: ":O What a douche!... oh wait, it was probably just an internet mirage... or was it?"
Computer: "David is now offline."
Simon: ":O What a douche!... oh wait, it was probably just an internet mirage... or was it?"
by Gik130 July 11, 2011
Get the Internet miragemug. The search results that are found when looking up someone's name. Internet baggage can be good if the information that is pulled up by your name documents achievements, education, work or news clipping which contain your name. Internet baggage can be bad however if the information pulled up by your name points at low points in your life such as mention of your divorce etc.
"Dang, I looked that guy up on google and he has soooo much internet baggage. He must be old!"
"Wow, I pulled up her internet baggage and learned so much about everything she has accomplished."
"I googled your name and didn't find any internet baggage. You're a clean slate, tell me more about yourself."
"Man all that internet baggage burst my bubble!"
"I found out we have so much in common through (his/her) internet baggage."
"Wow, I pulled up her internet baggage and learned so much about everything she has accomplished."
"I googled your name and didn't find any internet baggage. You're a clean slate, tell me more about yourself."
"Man all that internet baggage burst my bubble!"
"I found out we have so much in common through (his/her) internet baggage."
by Acalvo April 28, 2010
Get the internet baggagemug. by extremely_flammable July 24, 2010
Get the under the internetmug. by CharacterLimit June 22, 2019
Get the Internet Explorermug. A term coined in November of 2020 referring to the men on social media pretending to be cowboys, or pretending to do activities most generally considered to be those of actual landowners and beef producers. They most generally live in a populated urban center (town), renters, drive a truck that has the suspension altered in way to guarantee life-long front end problems, gives free advertising to hunting/outdoor companies (Salt Life) in the form of stickers on the back windshield of said wore-out truck, wears apparel designed for those who rodeo and/or work cattle when in actuality they are sacred of large animals. Other characteristics: Avid hunters of other people’s land, over extended on credit, 50% chance non-completion of high school, when asked what there favorite music is...it’s always Red Dirt.
Kyle, Chad, and Derek have really turned into a bunch of internet cowboys since they retired from gay porn.
by Tipofthedtoya November 10, 2020
Get the Internet Cowboymug. Beautiful internet person you fall in love with based off of social media. Will probably never create a real meaningful relationship with then
by Horizontal Time Machine October 24, 2022
Get the Internet Surfermug. When a website is available to some internet surfers on different ISP's while not being available on others.
Can you view the website "www.google.com"?
No, I can't, but you can for some reason.
Must be an Internet Hiccup.
No, I can't, but you can for some reason.
Must be an Internet Hiccup.
by Rob Butler July 8, 2007
Get the internet hiccupmug.