Meaning:

Translated as “internet retriever,” this term coined by Chinese netizens describes individuals who enthusiastically share amusing content they discover on the internet but often overlook the content shared with them by others. Consequently, they unintentionally end up sharing the same material repeatedly, unaware that it has already been widely circulated. The metaphor behind “retriever” taps into the idea of retrieving items without paying much attention to their significance, similar to how dogs of various breeds known as retrievers are used for fetching game.

Example:

A: 丽丽昨天给我发了一段搞笑视频，是我周一给她发过的。

Lìlì zuótiān gěi wǒ fāle yīduàn gǎoxiào shìpín， shì wǒ zhōuyī gěi tā fāguò de。

Yesterday, Li Li sent me a hilarious short video, which turned out to be the exact same one I had sent her on Monday.

B: 哈哈，她是互联网巡回犬。

Hāhā， tā shì hùliánwǎng xúnhuíquǎn。

Well, she enthusiastically shares things but ignores what’s sent to her.