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140ism
A miscommunication in 140 characters or fewer. Often when 140 characters were not enough.
@brianglanz @brianglanz
Actwivist One who uses a Twitter message to advocate or oppose a political, social, or environmental cause. Also: Actwivism.
@northfork13
Mitch Burgard
@northfork13
Aisle-Talk A collection of twitter lists, showing the tweets of regional wedding vendors. @irishaisle @irishaisle
Astrotweet A political message posted to Twitter (or other social network), which is written by skilled writers working for political organizations, and meant to appear as if it was generated as spontaneous political expression by ordinary citizens. Urban Dictionary
@Shoq @Shoq
Attwacker Someone that verbally assaults someone on Twitter. A.K.A., a Twamer (one who flames someone) @paradoxadguy @ParadoxAdGuy
Atwention
A condition of readiness or availability through direct communication on Twitter.
@paradoxadguy
@ParadoxAdGuy
Atwistocrat
A twitter user who falsely sees self as superior and shows it with action or inaction. You know the type. Combines twitter, twisted and aristocrat.
@TheGolfChick
@TheGolfChick
Bacontwits
A twitter message involving everyone's favorite cut of meat...bacon.
BaconTwits
@Twaitter
Bulltwitter A twitter user who's not truthful when tweeting @haubrowncow @haubrowncow
Celebtwit A celebrity who uses Twitter @IsabelleAnd
Chirpes A Canarial Disease for which there is no known Tweetment TeresitaMercado
Cybertweet
Twitter-based mutual masturbation with someone you wouldn't speak to in real life.
@Shoq
@Shoq
Cybertwernity
1: A Tweet that stays on the web - for eternity
2: A spaced out tweet...
3: Where a Twitterer will spend his/her days...
4: The time it takes to get a reply on Twitter from some Twits!
Jeff Cane
museumcurator
Daily Twos
(n) A tweet by an editor or reader of DailyKos.com, a popular progressive blog, @Shoq @Shoq
Deja-Tweet (n.) The overwhelming feeling that you just saw that same tweet, from that same person, 20 minutes ago. @errandsultd @errandsultd
DeTweet
To delete a Tweet @Rikki_kweengeek @Rikki_kweengeek
Dweet A tweet made, perhaps regrettably, while under the influence of alcohol @nosscaj
@nosscaj
Egotwistical
Tending to talk excessively about oneself on Twitter
4braham
Fatal attwaction
The condition afflicting a person who is stalking other twitter users.
MrsWrite,
@Twaitter
ExactoTweet A tweet that is exactly 140 characters. Dr. Z @zeitz
Featherette An underage Twitterer @mmlinke1 @mmlinke1
Featherlicious
a) A delicious Tweet
b) used in its musical form as sung to the tune of "Fergalicious" such as "She's Featherlicious"
@mmlinke1 @mmlinke1
Featherologist A physician specializing in the diagnosis, care and tweetment of Twitter related diseases @mmlinke1 @mmlinke1
Featherology The study of Twitter related diseases such as Nest Ass and Chirpes @mmlinke1 @mmlinke1
Featheropolis Urban Twitter city @mmlinke1 @mmlinke1
Fly-Bye Signing off of Twitter @mmlinke1 @mmlinke1
FollowFriday A tag used on Twitter as a way to tell your followers about other Twitterers that are worth following. This is done most often on Fridays. Put the #FollowFriday hash in your message to let others know you're sharing knowledgeable people that they should follow. @Twaitter
FollowLocals A tag used on Twitter as a way to tell your LOCAL followers about other LOCAL Twitterers that are worth following. This is done most often on Mondays. Put the #FollowLocals hash in your message to let others know you're sharing knowledgeable LOCAL people that they should follow. @ccnetworks @ccnetworks
Followorthy A Twitter user who is worthy of being followed. @muckp @wordspy
Followspam
(n) The practice of following another twitter account, usually to prompt a reciprocol follow in order to boost follow count, or to encourage the followee to explore the profile fo the follower, whereupon they inevitably see some form of advertising or come-on.
shoq @Shoq
Friendscraping
The act of friending all of a friend's friends, either manually or via a bot. Example: "Dude, I found her by friendsccraping."
Szetela
Gremln A person who uses social media for their business to create relationships with customers and share information about their products or services. @Twaitter
Hatriot An overly zealous, and underly intelligent American conservative, often proud to proclaim their love for the Second Amendment. You know the rest. @Shoq @Shoq
GetTweet Acquire Twitter modifications and add-ons @AJSPM @AJSPM
hoodlinked
inadvertently using a broken link on twitter TheTripleO @TheTripleO
ICYMI In Case You Missed It. Often used when someone reposts a tweet that they already posted in the past. @libertyrant @Twaitter
Illtwitterate
The uninitiated. Those who "don't get it".
megan_mcdonald
#justsayin
Knowl or nowl
(v) The act of making a statement, without context, as a disclaimer.
Ex: "Twitter hashtags are getting out of control. #justsayin."
(adj) knowledge. Used to describe above average subject comprehension.
@LGoulding
@mmwwaaww
@LGoulding
@mmwwaaww
Manny Stay at home dad who does all the chores around the house with no fringe benefits @JohnWArnett @JohnWArnett
MTP Meat team person
@ auto
METROtweet n. a tweet by some person(s) or some software service nested within some municipally significant geographic locale. @METROmilwaukee @METROmilwaukee
Miss# or Mr#
A way of referring to kids. "Miss3 = 3-year-old daughter"
sirexkathryn
@Freestyle
MRT Modified ReTweet: Use when you have to edit the original tweet for grammer, spelling, or space for your comments @kqrpnb @kqrpnb
Naked twits
A twitterer's unprotected updates.
Fracas
Fracas
Narcissitwit
Somone in love with the sound of their own tweets.
Variation: Narcitwit
Shoq
@Shoq
Nestmakkah The Twitter version of Hannukkah @mmlinke1 @mmlinke1
Nestmas The Twitter version of Christmas @mmlinke1 @mmlinke1
Nest Ass The shape of your butt from sitting at the computer Twittering all day @mmlinke1 @mmlinke1
Nesticillin The only known cure for Chirpes @mmlinke @mmlinke1
Nestography The topography of your Nest Ass @mmlinke1 @mmlinke1
Nestologist A subspecialty of the Featherlogy profession dealing specifically with the diagnosis, care and treatment of Nest Ass @mmlinke1 @mmlinke1
Nitweet
A stupid Tweet @Rikki_kweengeek @Rikki_kweengeek
Omnipotwit
(n) An all knowing, all powerful deity on Twitter.
<@anamariecox is an omnipotwit>
@Shoq @Shoq
Pleshette-ed
Pecked to death (as by Suzanne Pleshette in "The Birds") by replies on Twitter
hodgman
Premature Retweetulation Retweeting a link without first reading it, only to realize later it was a mistake to. @Twit_ster @Twit_ster
P.T. Post Tweet = Post Scriptum (P.S.) + Tweet; that which comes after your statement
Puntwit
Someone offering opinion or criticism in an authoritative manner on Twitter. May or may not enjoy such status outside of Twitter.
Shoq
@Shoq
Puntwitocracy
The punditocracy on Twitter, most often discovered in #journotwits
Shoq
@Shoq
Raymond Creamcuffing Recognising a Twitter in public without them recognising you and touching them @spellblind_twat
@spellblind_twat
ReBird twat who's transformed into a Twitterbird (twitter maniac)
@ArtMooney
@ArtMooney
Regurg-a-Tweet (v.) The act of re-tweeting a tweet that someone originally tweeted about you. @errandsultd @errandsultd
Ritwal
(n) A pattern or system of set procedures, observances, actions and behaviors of a specific group or Twibe
rbucholtz @rbucholtz
RT
Retweet: tweeting content posted by another user
Serentwipity Funny, ironic, or thought-provoking pairing or grouping of tweets in a timeline @weblizard @weblizard
Speedtweet
A grouping/list of favorite or most contacted users ("I've got you on speedtweet")
wenstrand
Spweet short for Tweet Spam
Star Twek A tweet about or involving anything related to Star Trek. Trekkies who are also tweeple, Star Twek
@Twaitter
Stwittering
Stuttering in your tweet.
Repeating a tweet back to back
@Lee_MM @Lee_MM
Switch twitter
Person maintaining multiple Twitter accounts.
toddmintz
Teahadist
Agitated zealot, often racist, protesting any kind of progressive governmental policy and action, often further agitated by large corporate interests, using so-called angry man populism to build and hold political centers of power.
First known use: "RT @Shoq: "Meet Rick Santelli. Our nation's first Teahadist." - Feb 22, 2010"
@Shoq
@Shoq
Teapublican Urban Dictionary: teapublican
A member of the Republican party, with strong anti-government sentiments, who often believes that national security, and expressions of patriotism, corporate fealty, and constitutionalism, are fundamentally more important to America's national character than the general health, education and welfare of its citizens.
urbandictionary.com/teapublican
@southerntalker
Claims first use on Twitter (unverified). Term had existed as a .com website as of June 28, 2009.
@Shoq
Think Tweet A thought provoking Tweet or Quote. @
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Ttwweet, tttwwweet A tweet about tweets; a tweet about tweets about tweets, respectively. Perform s/tw/ttww/ for each additional level of meta. @laciermaths @laciermaths
TV Twoogling
Watching a TV show while viewing tweets on google about the show @kela65 @kela65
Twacker A computer programming who is hacking Twitter. @paradoxadguy @paradoxadguy
Twaddle 1: The rubbish Tweets that no one wants to read. 2: A Twitterer with a bad walk, akin to a duck Jeff Cane museumcurator
Twafficking
1: Offering/dealing in illegal Tweets always via DM.
2: Seen following new & inoccent Twitterers.
Jeff Cane museumcurator
Twait
A twitter message that is scheduled to be sent in the future. ("Wait to twitter = twait")
rjb227s
Twaiter A misspelling of the word "Twaitter" which means to "wait" to Twitter. The word Twaitter is merely the word Twitter with an "A" added to form the word wait. rjb227s
Twaitter
A person who holds onto timely tweets and 'waits' to send the message until a later time. (you can use this application to send your 'twait' messages
rjb227s
Twam Short for Tweet Spam
Twamily Twitter + family: Our Twamily here on Twitter. @bizopps @bizopps
Twammer
Twitter + spammer: someone that follows many people and post updates with links to web sites akin to those found in spam e-mails.
martinbowling
Twamous (a) Widely known, or honored for achievement on Twitter. <The_Real_Shaq is Twamous> Shoq @Shoq
Twana
Pronounced as "twann-ah"
Twitter + Ana= A person with the Eating Disorder Anorexia Nervosa who chooses not to recover (known as an "Ana" or to be "ProAna") and uses Twitter to network with other "anas".
Plural Form: "Twanas"
@hunger4plesur @hunger4plesur
Twance Somebody in a twitter trance.
@ArtMooney
@ArtMooney
Twandle
Twitter + handle: A Twitter username ("Hey man, what's your twandle?")
kopper
Twang
A tweet from someone in the South. ("Right nice twang y'all posted there, @billybob.")
Twanker A person, organization, or company who uses bad form on or exhibits bad behavior on Twitter. ("The twanker DM'd me trying to tell me how to grow followers") @jeffreyhayzlett
@jeffreyhayzlett
Twanna
Pronounced as "twon-ah"
Twitter + Wanna= A person who pretends or wants to have an Eating Disorder such as Anorexia Nervosa or Bulimia Nervosa, and uses Twitter to participate in "eating disorder- like" behavior.
Plural Form: "Twannas"
@hunger4plesur @hunger4plesur
Twannarexic
Pronounced as "twon-ah-rex-ic"
Twitter + Wannarexic= A person who pretends or wants to have the Eating Disorder Anorexia Nervosa, and uses Twitter to network with real Anorexics and participate in "eating disorder- like" behavior.
Plural Form: "Twannarexics" @hunger4plesur @hunger4plesur
Twansformer An application that modifies your tweet before you send it. Ex) spell check, shortening URLs, or conversion to text-speak so it fits under 140 characters. is a twansformer. rjb227s
Twanslator An application that enables you to translate your tweets or other people's tweets into any other language. rjb227s
Twapdoodle (n) See "Twiffle"
Twarcissism Inordinate fascination with oneself betrayed via Twitter; Tweets betraying excessive self-love. kpoythress @kpoythress
Twarma (n) The bad Karma you get when you don't retweet or promote other Tweeps so they get followers. <@davidGregory has bad Twarma> @shoq @Shoq
Twarmy
The Twitter army
docnormal
Twat
Person behind spam Twitter acct
verso
Twatch The act of twatching (watching TV while tweeting) @ktchntrvwr @ergagit
Twasturbation
See: Twyber Sex.
Twavatar
Twitter avatar (user icon)
xolotl?
Twawesome Awesomeness on Twitter (e.g. "That was a twawesome comeback")
Twawkward
Being awkward on Twitter
ahockley
Tweam v. To dream about a Twitter contact who you have never met in real life. [Twitter + dream] etnobofin wordspy
Tweaser Someone who refers to something juicy (like a racy photo) in a tweet, but then posts no corresponding link. Fracas Fracas
Tweaten
What happens to a tweet when Twitter (or a client app) eats it
sarahgilbert
Tweature
twitter + creature. Any user or account on Twitter that is not identifiable by content as being from a human. As apposed to tweeple, a tweature is the class under which all other unclassifiables belong, including spammers, link listers, people with a small following who use twitter like a chat client exclusively for inside jokes, and any other use or service that is unreal or is impersonal.
Twebinar
Mashup between Webinar and Twitter
Tweaven Twitter + heaven @soonermagicfan @soonermagicfan
Tweciprocate
(Twitter + Reciprocate)
verb— (used with object)
to give and receive reciprocally on Twitter; interchange: to reciprocate favorable or promotional tweets. Example: "We often tweciprocate #FollowFriday tweets about each other."
verb— (used without object)
to follow someone back who has just followed you. Example: "If you follow me, I will tweciprocate" (i.e., I'll follow you back.) to return a favor. Example: "When tweeters RT me, I sometimes tweciprocate by putting them on my tweeciprocity list."
Noetical
@Noetical
Tweckling
The act of heckling via tweets.
Szetela
Twedia
Media on Twitter (e.g. @nytimes, @bbcnews, etc.)
Tweeciprocity
noun— (Twitter + Reciprocity)
The exchange of a follow for a follow by a twitterer. Example: “I unfollow Tweeps who don’t follow me back. I expect tweeciprocity.†A reciprocal state or relation between Tweeters. Example: "Their tweeciprocity was evident by how often they RTed each other."
Noetical
@Noetical
Tweeciprocity ratio
(n.) Ratio of followers to those followed. Example: "My tweeciprocity ratio has gotten better since I unfollowed all those freeloading twitchers who weren't following me anymore!"
Noetical
@Noetical
Tweefic (adj) Something great, super, exceptionally good! rbucholtz @rbucholtz
Tweego (a.) The over-inflated ego that one gets when one has thousands of Twitter followers. errandsultd errandsultd
Tweehab
Twitter + Rehab: Taking a recovery break from Twitter
lmull
Tweek
Twitter geek (Twitter + Geek)
Tweeotches
Twitter + biotches (slang for bitches)
monkchips
Tweeperbole Exaggeration in Twitter for emphasis or effect, as in Hyberbole - a figure of speech @ladymaryann @ladymaryann
Tweeps
Twitter + peeps (friends)
@scottk75
Tweesome Tweeting at two people at the same time @ehson @ehson
Tweet
n: single message seen on Twitter, v: act of posting to Twitter
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Tweetback n: a backlink tweet for a blog article @jansegers
Tweeter
n: a Twitter user; a person who tweets.
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Tweet-N-Switch (n.) Tweeting a URL w/ the promise of valuable or interesting info, only to find it was just a shameless plug. @errandsultd @errandsultd
Tweets
1: As in: 'A woman is only as good as her Tweets'
2: Several sweet messages sent on Twitter
3. "That lady has great tweets, must follow"
Jeff Cane museumcurator
Tweetsperity
Someone who is successful, flourishing, or thriving on Twitter. <Dan Hollings still can't belive his own tweetsperity on Twitter>
@paradoxadguy ParadoxAdGuy
Tweetivity Referencing the span of time in which someone is actively tweeting or not tweeting or the frequency of tweeting or not tweeting. Also referencing the attention span of someone on Twitter. ParadoxAdGuy @paradoxadguy
Tweet Vine
Means the grape vine
Tweeting out
Saying goodbye and logging off Twitter
Clevecarole
Tweetpresentative n. a type of Tweetregator which represents a constituency of those who wish to tweet in the name of the Tweetpresentative. @METROmilwaukee @METROmilwaukee
Tweetsorship
1) Tweetsorship Curious disappearance of tweets presumed to been archived on the web for future generations to learn from or smirk at.
2) the removal of a Twitter tweet by some refeeding channel, often one's place of employment, or a political opponent.
Shoq
@Shoq
Tweetspeak
"an effect of compulsive posting of tweets, causes excessive compression of thoughts to fit 140 characters"
aldaspook
TweetTooth Having a heavy propensity and or primal lust to tweet at all times of the day @ehson @ehson
Tweetup
Twitter + meetup: a gathering of folks based on a twitter conversation (often impromptu)
@shoq
Tweezing Incessant marketing via Twitter; the constant commercial pecks, come-ons, and teases that slowly grind down your soul. Similar to spamming, but more coy. @MarkCzerniec @MarkCzerniec
Tweezure
Twitter seizure
verso
Twellus Tell us or give us your opinion about Melanie at Venator Melanie at Venator
Tweologism
a new word, meaning or phrase, specific to Twitter
ok2baprincess
Tweeple
Twitter + people
Alternate: Tweople
@shoq
Tweleter
Twitter user who posts lies or nonsense, then rapidly deletes the tweet before anyone can screen capture it.
Example: @jimAlger is a serial Tweleter.
@shoq
@shoq
Twendy Twitter + trendy. As in, "All the twendy people are doing it." gmunsey @gmunsey
Twenius A Tweeting Genius (Purveyor of fine tweets) @ehson
@ehson
Twequilibrium
When your number of followers exactly matches the number of people you follow
DavidFeng
Twerd
A twitter nerd, e.g. one who contributes to a twitter dictionary.
Mowser
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