Definitions from Wiktionary (break the internet)

▸ verb:  (chiefly US, idiomatic, colloquial, literally) To cause a connection to the Internet, or the Internet itself, to malfunction.
▸ verb:  (computing, idiomatic, figuratively, humorous) To overwhelm a web server through organic user-driven demand, such that the server goes offline or is in danger of doing so.
▸ verb:  (computing, idiomatic, figuratively) To deliberately overwhelm a web server through a cyberattack such as a DDOS, such that the server goes offline or is in danger of doing so.
▸ verb:  (Internet slang, idiomatic, figuratively, humorous) To do or say something ostentatious or controversial, such that the behavior causes a dramatic increase in traffic to a website or commentary on social media; to go viral.
▸ verb:  Alternative letter-case form of break the Internet [(chiefly US, idiomatic, colloquial, literally) To cause a connection to the Internet, or the Internet itself, to malfunction.]



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