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Who Coined it?
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140ism
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A miscommunication in 140 characters or fewer. Often when 140 characters were not enough.
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@brianglanz |
@brianglanz |
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Attwaction
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A crush (intellectual or physical) on a fellow twitterer.
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Twaitting
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| 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.
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@paradoxadguy |
@ParadoxAdGuy |
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Bacontwits
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A twitter message involving everyone's favorite cut of meat...bacon.
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BaconTwits
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| Chirpes |
A Canarial Disease for which there is no known Tweetment |
TeresitaMercado |
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Cybertweet
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Twitter-based mutual masturbation with someone you wouldn't speak to in real life.
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Shoq
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@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!
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Jeff Cane
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museumcurator |
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Egotwistical
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Tending to talk excessively about oneself on Twitter
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4braham
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Fatal attwaction
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The condition afflicting a person who is stalking other twitter users.
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MrsWrite,
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@Twaitting |
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Followership
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The collective group of Twitter users following a given Twitterer.
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Example.
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Friendscraping
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The act of friending all of a friend's friends, either manually or via a bot. Example: "Dude, I found her by friendsccraping."
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Szetela
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Illtwitterate
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The uninitiated. Those who "don't get it".
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megan_mcdonald
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Miss# or Mr#
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A way of referring to kids. "Miss3 = 3-year-old daughter"
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sirexkathryn
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Naked twits
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A twitterer's unprotected updates.
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Fracas
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Narcissitwit
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Somone in love with the sound of their own tweets.
Variation: Narcitwit
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Shoq
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@Shoq |
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NTS
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note to self:
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| Omnipotwit |
(n) An all knowing, all powerful deity on Twitter.
<@anamariecox is an omnipotwit>
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@Shoq |
@Shoq |
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Pleshette-ed
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Pecked to death (as by Suzanne Pleshette in "The Birds") by replies on Twitter
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hodgman
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Puntwit
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Someone offering opinion or criticism in an authoritative manner on Twitter. May or may not enjoy such status outside of Twitter.
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Shoq
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@Shoq |
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Puntwitocracy
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The punditocracy on Twitter, most often discovered in #journotwits
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Shoq
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@Shoq |
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RT
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Retweet: tweeting content posted by another user
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Speedtweet
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A grouping/list of favorite or most contacted users ("I've got you on speedtweet")
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wenstrand
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Spitter
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A Twitter spammer
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Switch twitter
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Person maintaining multiple Twitter accounts
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toddmintz
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Tw00b
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A Twitter n00b.
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@anexemines
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| Twacker |
A person who is hacking Twitter. |
@paradoxadguy |
@paradoxadguy |
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Twacklist
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Twitter + blacklist
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after The Twitter Blacklist
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Twacklog
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A backlog of tweets
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ahockley
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| 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.
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Jeff Cane |
museumcurator |
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Twait
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A twitter message that is scheduled to be sent in the future. ("Wait to twitter = twait")
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rjb227s
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Twaitter
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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 (Twaitter.com)
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rjb227s
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Twammer
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Twitter + spammer: someone that follows many people and post updates with links to web sites akin to those found in spam e-mails.
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martinbowling
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| Twamous |
(a) Widely known, or honored for achievement on Twitter. <The_Real_Shaq is Twamous> |
Shoq |
@Shoq |
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Twandle
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Twitter + handle: A Twitter username ("Hey man, what's your twandle?")
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kopper
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Twang
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A tweet from someone in the South. ("Right nice twang y'all posted there, @billybob.")
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Twantwam
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When somebody throws a tantrum
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KCarruthers
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| Twarcissism |
Inordinate fascination with oneself betrayed via Twitter; Tweets betraying excessive self-love. |
kpoythress |
@kpoythress |
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Twarmy
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The Twitter army
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docnormal
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Twat
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Person behind spam Twitter acct
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verso
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Twatter
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Twitter chatter
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kerribeauchesne
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Twavatar
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Twitter avatar (user icon)
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xolotl?
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Twawkward
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Being awkward on Twitter
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ahockley
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Tweaten
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What happens to a tweet when Twitter (or a client app) eats it
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sarahgilbert
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Tweature
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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.
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Twebinar
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Mashup between Webinar and Twitter
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| Tweaven |
Twitter + heaven |
@soonermagicfan |
@soonermagicfan |
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Tweckling
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The act of heckling via tweets.
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Szetela
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Twedia
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Media on Twitter (e.g. @nytimes, @bbcnews, etc.)
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Tweeciprocity
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The exchange of a follow for a follow by a twitterer. Example: “I unfollow Tweeps who don’t follow me back. I expect tweeciprocity.” (Twitter + Reciprocity
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Noetical
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@Notetical |
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Tweeciprocity ratio
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Ratio of followers to those followed. Example: "My tweeciprocity has gotten better since I unfollowed all those freeloading twitchers who weren't following me anymore!"
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Noetical
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@Notetical |
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Tweehab
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Twitter + Rehab: Taking a recovery break from Twitter
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lmull
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Tweek
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Twitter geek (Twitter + Geek)
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Tweeotches
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Twitter + biotches (slang for bitches)
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monkchips
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Tweep
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Weep on twitter
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shijualex
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Tweeps
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Twitter + peeps (friends)
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Tweet
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n: single message seen on Twitter, v: act of posting to Twitter
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| Tweets |
1: As in: 'A woman is only as good as her Tweets'
2: Several sweet messages sent on Twitter
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Jeff Cane |
museumcurator |
| Tweetsperity |
Someone who is successful, flourishing, or thriving on Twitter. <Dan Hollings still can't belive his own tweetsperity on Twitter>
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@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 |
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Tweet Vine
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Means the grape vine
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Tweetheart(s)
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Twitter + Sweetheart(s)
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possibly MailOurMilitary
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Tweeting out
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Saying goodbye and logging off Twitter
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Clevecarole
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| Tweetjacking |
Hijacking someone's tweet by switching their link for your own and retweeting
it, piggybacking on their authority to drive traffic to your own target page.
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nowsourcing & fantomaster |
@nowsourcing & @fantomaster |
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Tweetsorship
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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.
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Shoq
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@Shoq |
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Tweetspeak
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"an effect of compulsive posting of tweets, causes excessive compression of thoughts to fit 140 characters"
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aldaspook
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Tweetup
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Twitter + meetup: a gathering of folks based on a twitter conversation (often impromptu)
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Tweezure
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Twitter seizure
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verso
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Tweighbor
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someone who is a member of your Twitter community
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Noetical
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Tweighborhood
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a group of Twitters who follow one another
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Noetical
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Tweme
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a Meme on Twitter
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Tweologism
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a new word, meaning or phrase, specific to Twitter
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ok2baprincess
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Tweeple
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Twitter + people
Alternate: Tweople
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Twequilibrium
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When your number of followers exactly matches the number of people you follow
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DavidFeng
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Twerd
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A twitter nerd, e.g. one who contributes to a twitter dictionary.
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Twerminology
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the study of Twitter terminology
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xolotl
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Twerp
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Anyone who doesn't play nice on Twitter.
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Twerrorism
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Used instead of terrorism when Twitter is under a hack attack, example: Fight twerrorism, change password
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| Twesaurus |
(n) A list of synonyms for terms found in the Twictionary. There is no known instance of a Twesaurus (yet). |
Telexbill & Shoq |
@Shoq |
| Twesbian |
An openly lesbian user on Twitter.
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shoq |
@Shoq |
| Twesbo |
Short form of Twesbian
<lesb0 is such a funny twesbo>
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shoq |
@Shoq |
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Twescapade
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A tweetup of massive proportions, often involving a road trip, eg, "Boise and Portland twitterati are meeting in Bend for a giant twescapade."
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OH from wyattwerner
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Twesting
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means testing
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Twestival
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A coordinated event, entirely run by volunteers in cities around the world, and 100% of the money raised from these events will go directly to support a charity.
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Twetin
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(n) A twitter user of subnormal intelligence. Derivation: Twitter + cretin. (Also see twurzel)
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Twewbie
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Someone new to Twitter. A Twitter newbie.
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Twhater
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A person who thinks Twitter is dumb
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rstevens
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Twhither
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to ask/tell where one is going via Twitter
Alternate: twither
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xolotl
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| Twicabulary |
A vocabulary of Twitter terms set forth or defined in a Twictionary, Twossary, or Twesaurus. |
Shoq |
@Shoq |
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Twictory
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To solve a problem using twitter
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wyattwerner
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| Twidiot |
Someone who cannot string together a grammatically correct simple sentence in 140 characters |
mmlinke1 |
@mmlinke1 |
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Twiend
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Twitter + friend: you follow them and they follow you.
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kathrynjones
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Twiffle
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(n) Trivial nonsense posted on Twitter, usually in response to the question "What are you doing?"
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Shoq
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Twins
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Two sequentail tweets that serendipitously relate to each other (e.g. http://bit.ly/fhSMv)
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nancyf
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Twiller
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A thriller written via Twitter
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Matt Richtel, New York Times blogger
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Twincidence
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A coincidence on Twitter, as when two unrelated tweeters tweet about the same subject.
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xolotl
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| Twinacular |
(n) Twinacular A formal or informal common terms and forms of expression in the Twitterverse.
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Shoq |
@Shoq |
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Twinsight
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A new insight realized via Twitter. Also: an incident in which two people post the exact same
tweet at the exact same time.
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selenamarie
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Twinterview
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Conducting or facilitating an interview via Twitter
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@sookiebontemps
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Twintro
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Introducing two people to each other through twitter
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lpetrides
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Twip
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A tip about using twitter (Or a tip given on twitter)
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@shijualex
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Twiplomacy
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Using Twitter as a tool for public diplomacy
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joelwhitaker
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Twiply
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An reply to tweet
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E.Alashi (@splashup)
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Twirt
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verb: the act of flirting publicly via twitter. also, noun: a person in the act of twirting.
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nicopolitan
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| Twit |
English:A foolish Twitterer.
2: A silly annoying person In the same class as a Twat.
3: Half the sound an owl makes Twit-Terwoo.
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Jeff Cane |
museumcurator |
| Twitery |
When twitter application has problems, is broken.
(It could have an alternate meaning: a person who thinks twitter is dumb or doesn't get twitter's usefulness and disparages those who use twitter could be called a twater (twitter hater), but they could also have twitter issues, or twissues.)
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wendemm
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| Twitterazzi |
Twitterers who endlessly follow/stalk celebrities in the hopeless quest that they will get an inbox sighting & be noticed - Fat Chance! |
Jeff Cane |
museumcurator |
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Twistory
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"Twitter history", used in two ways:
(1) The history of a Twitterer's tweets and replies (e.g. "I'm catching up on my twistory")
(2) Important events or milestones that have occurred in the Twitterverse (e.g., "I made twistory today by gaining 10,000 followers").
Also a website that allows a Twitterer's twitter history to be added to calendar applications (http://twistory.net/)
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Twitaddict
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One who is 100% Twitter Addicted... usually fiends when hasn't used Twitter for more than 1 hr. see: http://TwitAddict.com
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@anexemines
@twitaddict
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Twitcher
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One who follows you just to get a follow back, only to dump you a day later when you don't reciprocate
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Twitcrush
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Declaring a crush on another twitter user.
See also: Twush
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Twitebate
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A debate, usually political, between two or more parties on Twitter. Usually results in severe follower loss.
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| Twiterate |
(v) To revise a tweet over and over so it fits within Twitter's 140-character limit. |
@CRA1G |
@CRA1G |
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Twiterature
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Literary works in twitter
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@chrisloft
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Twitery
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Twittered poetry
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@chrisloft
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| TwitFic |
Twitter tweets made by a fictional persona. |
@KitchenBitch |
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Twitfluencer
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A Twitter user - you follow - that influences you most (often someone with a massive amount of followers)
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4braham
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Twitjacking
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posting from someones acount or having your account posted from, especially if insulting
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&nsp;
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Twitorial
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Either a Twitter tutorial or giving a tutorial using Twitter
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@mavergames
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Twitoris
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(n) A sexual organ in female Twitter users that exists soley to induce pleasure. Service log-in is not required.
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Shoq
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@Shoq |
| Twitscape |
(n) A shorter, easier to text form of reference to the Twitterverse (see: Twitterverse) |
Jon Stewart via pollyprissypant |
@Shoq |
| Twitsultant |
A professional consultant, specializing in all things Twitter |
Shoq |
@Shoq |
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Twittarr
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A twitter message involving anything related to pirates.
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rjb227s
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Twitter
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TWITTER (n) A service that enables millions of people with nothing to say to say it to millions of people
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Shoq
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Twitter Squatter
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A person holding on to a twitter username in hope of some personal gain.
"i'm in ur twitr waitin 4 u"
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Twitteranti
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Twitterati + rant: Twitterer famed for going off on rants
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@lozzy
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Twitterati
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Twitter + literati (Origin is literati; the literary intelligentsia or educated class).
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possibly Susan Tenby
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| Twitteration |
as in - 6 degrees of Twitteration - defining the ability to reach anyone on Twitter via anyone elses followers - within 6 moves. The perfect definition of Twitter. |
Jeff Cane |
museumcurator |
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Twittercane
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Twitter + hurricane: an overwhelming, swirling vortex of tweets which often leaves those it passes feeling drenched and disheveled.
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davidcosand
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Twitterdipity
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Happening to see or send a tweet that helps you or another tweeter via links, info, connecting, etc. (serendipity)
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@mediaChick @brampitoyo
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Twitterers
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A group of people whom have Twitter accounts
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Twitterfam
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an online term of endearment for your followers
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possibly geekycybermom
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Twitterholic
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A person who is addicted to using Twitter. Also a website showing top twitter user rankings and stats (twitterholic.com)
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| Twitterhumpinng |
Excessively flirtatious tweets between two people to the point of cybertweet. (See: cybertweet) |
anonymous |
anonymous |
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Twitterization
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Twitter's influence on other social media Web sites (such as FB, for example) or any other aspect of society
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Twitterluia
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Twitter + halleluia: an expression used when something verging on the miraculous has taken place and Twitter was there to see it happen.
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possibly davidcosand
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Twittermentia
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Being unable to remember prior to the last thing posted on Twitter
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selenamarie
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Twitterminolgy
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Twitter + terminology. Specific vocabulary most commonly encountered on Twitter. See also twitterspeak
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| Twitterphobe |
A person who is afraid of Twitter. |
@paradoxadguy |
@paradoxadguy |
| Twitterphobic |
Disliking or fearing Twitter to an unreasonable degree. |
@paradoxadguy |
@shoq |
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Twitterpreneur
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An entrepreneur on Twitter, or someone creating a Twitter-based startup.
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SmallBizBee (darn, & I thought I was coining it. :( @ggroovin)
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Twitterpuff
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AKA twitpuff - A person who uses Twitter to grandstand or pat themselves on the back for their accomplishments; as in puffing themselves up. (ex. "Just finished biking 65 miles, off to swim 100 laps in the pool - it's hard work shaping the perfect body.") See also egotwistical.
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@tsauce
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Twitterrhea
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A high volume, unpleasant and - occasionally - messy blast of tweets. Can sometimes be contagious.
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unfortunately, davidcosand
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Twittersation
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A conversation conducted on Twitter
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Narses
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Twitterscuse
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One of the many reasons given for Twitter not operating correctly
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nwjerseyliz
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Twitterspeak
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Using language found only in Tweets, words not typically used in normal conversation
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sharong
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| Twittersphere |
Another variation on Twitterverse.
See Twitterverse |
Earliest recorded:
JustinSMV
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@Shoq |
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Twitterverse
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The body of Twitter users or community, similar to "blogosphere"
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| Twitterword |
A specific entry in the formal Twitter vocabulary (Twicabulary), or any derived vernacular (Twinacular). Usually added to Twictionary. Preferred form: Tword |
Shoq |
@Shoq |
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Twittilation
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The enjoyment one gets from viewing certain twitpics or reading secret tweets.
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Fracas
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Twittiquette
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Twitter + Ettiquette: The relatively unwritten rules of conduct while on Twitter
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| Twittle |
1: small amount of followers on Twitter
2: to carve up a fellow Twit as if a piece of wood.
ex: "what a lovely twittle society we have on Twitter"
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Jeff Cane |
museumcurator |
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Twitty
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Means witty
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| Twitwit |
(n) Twitter + dimwit. A moronic, insipid, or aggressively stupid person on Twitter.
<BobSkankWeasel is a complete dimwit>
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Freakflagflyer
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@Shoq |
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Twoff
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Not on twitter for a long time period ("I've been twoff today")
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plitwin
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Twollector
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Twitter + collector: someone that follows as many others as they can, seemingly valuing the total number collected.
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strandloper
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Twollower
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Twitter + follower: someone that follows you. If you followed them too they would be twiends.
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dkr
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| Twomance |
Twitter + Romance: state of buddy love on twitter. Noticeable when two tweeple just cant do without @replying each other all day long. |
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Twonanism
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Self-referential, self-aggrandising, masturbatory Tweeting
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Phil_Adams
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Twonference
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A conference on Twitter (or a Conference of Twitters ?)
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@shijualex
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Twoon
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Toon on Twitter
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@shijualex
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Twoosh
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A 140-character tweet, named because of the "whoosh" sound which plays in some clients when a 140-character tweet is received. I believe that Twitteriffic was the first client to play the sound.
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| Twouchebag |
Twit + Douchebag. A celebrity or highly-followed Twitter user who rarely follows anyone not equally famous. |
@Shoq |
@Shoq |
| Tword |
Short form of Twitterword. See Twitterword |
Shoq |
@Shoq |
| Tworking |
The act of twittering while working |
@rodsdoll97 |
@rodsdoll97 |
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Twoutage
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Failure of one or another of Twitter's features.
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Twunch
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Lunch - twitter style: loosly organised open invitation lunch meeting among twitter friends
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see www.twunch.be
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Twunken
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Either drunken tweeting or drunk on tweeting
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@mavergames
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| Twupset |
1: Sad as a result of no tweets.
2: Sad as a result of Browser failure.
3: Sad as a result of a Block.
4:'Cos dog bit leg, as in "stop twittering it's dinner time!"
5: Any interuption to the act of Twittering
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Jeff cane |
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Twurzel
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(n) A Twitter user, usually a newbie (see also tw00b, twewbie), unfamiliar with and confused by twitterminology used by twerds. Derivation: Twitter + 'The Wurzels'. [NB 'The Wurzels' are a British Scrumpy and Western band from Somerset, a county whose residents are stereotypically thought of as being persons of subnormal intelligence]. See also twetin.
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Twush
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An intense and usually passing romantic infatuation on a twitter user (tweep).
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hattalldude
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@Shoq |
| Twussy |
(n) Twit + Pussy, A feckless pussy on Twitter, often politicians trying to fool people into thinking they have ideas. <that @ericcantor is such a Twussy> |
shoq |
@Shoq |
| Twutz |
(n) Twit + putz. A twitter user (tweep) who is seen by some, or all, as an insufferable putz. |
shoq |
@Shoq |
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Twypo
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A typo on Twitter ("If you exercise regularly and died, you can lose a lot of weight.")
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Whoot
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Whoot is the Twitter Genie, tweet the command @whoot me when following @whoot to receive a prediction of your future follower count.
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@kmesiab
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