Another crowd project curated by @Shoq (shoqvalue.com) Twictionary: The Dictionary for TwitterA repository for the meanings and manglings of words and language on Twitter |
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Who Coined it? (Please link to tweet) |
Who Defined It (Link @twitterName) |
Twerminology |
the study of Twitter terminology |
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Twerp |
Anyone who doesn't play nice on Twitter. |
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Twerrorism |
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. |
shoq | @Shoq |
Twesbo |
Short form of Twesbian <lesb0 is such a funny twesbo> |
shoq | @Shoq |
Twescapade |
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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Twesh |
Putting a move on a female Twitterer 1. As in "I'm not getting Twesh with you" |
Jeff Cane | museumcurator |
Twesting | means testing | ||
Twestival |
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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Twetches | A Twitter Sketch or Twitter Sketches. Twitter + Sketches = Twetches. | Twetches | @Twetches |
Twetin |
(n) A twitter user of subnormal intelligence. Derivation: Twitter + cretin. (Also see twurzel) |
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Twetiquette | (n) Etiquette for Twitters. | ||
Twewbie
Twews |
Someone new to Twitter. A Twitter newbie. Newsworthy updates on twitter
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Twhater |
A person who thinks Twitter is dumb |
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Twhither |
to ask/tell where one is going via Twitter Alternate: twither |
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Twia |
Pronounced as "twee-ah" Twitter + Mia= A person with the Eating Disorder Bulimia Nervosa who chooses not to recover (known as a "Mia" or to be "ProMia") and uses Twitter to network with other "mias". Plural Form: "Twias" |
@hunger4plesur | @hunger4plesur |
Twias |
Pronounced as "twee-ahs" See definition for Twia |
@hunger4plesur | @hunger4plesur |
Twiatus | To take a break, or hiatus, from tweeting. | jeffrohrer | @jeffrohrer |
Twibe | (n) A Twitter Tribe. The people on Twitter that you follow or that are following you. | rbucholtz | @rbucholtz |
Twibinary |
\'twih-bih-"ner-rē \ - To Send a Twit in binary code | @antiedman | @antiedman |
TwiBirther | Recurring twitter user for the secondtime. |
@ArtMooney |
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Twicabulary | A vocabulary of Twitter terms set forth or defined in a Twictionary, Twossary, or Twesaurus. | @Shoq | @Shoq |
Twick or Tweet
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Playful or Pranking Tweet | @Rikki_kweengeek | @Rikki_kweengeek |
Twictivism | Activism in the form of tweeting about an event and/or a problematic issue | @jansegers | |
Twictory |
To solve a problem using twitter |
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Twiczophrenic | When a Tweet appears to be the result of a thought disorder because of attempted compression of complex ideas into 140 characters esp. by removing articles and pronouns. contr. Twidiot | Neurokafka | Neurokafka |
Twidiot | Someone who cannot string together a grammatically correct simple sentence in 140 characters | @mmlinke1 | @mmlinke1 |
Twiend |
Twitter + friend: you follow them and they follow you. |
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Twiff | "Twiff" n. a small skirmish on twitter, a disagreement amongst friends that leaves no lasting damage. | @catawu | @catawu |
Twiffle |
(n) Trivial nonsense posted on Twitter, usually in response to the question "What are you doing?" |
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Twifling |
(a) Describes tweets that disrespect oneself or others or reveal one's innate ghetto-ness |
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Twigest | (n.) A manually compiled digest consisting of tweets, either from one's own timeline or from other's timelines. | @errandsultd | @errandsultd |
Twiggle | (v) to blow smoke over a typo, misspelling, or really dumb tweet, hoping you'll wiggle out of it. | @shoq | @shoq |
Twiiting | (v) The act of Tweeting, (e.g. posting to twitter) on The Nintendo Wii's Internet Channel. "Man, Twiiting is hard, the Wii is really hard to type with." |
@justjuanpanda | @jutjuanpanda |
Twilighter |
1. (n) A night twitter 2. (n) Twivilian vampire |
Rachel Quilty | Rachel Quilty |
Twiller |
A thriller written via Twitter |
Matt Richtel, New York Times blogger |
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Twillionaire | Someone with a million (plus) followers (coined at #140conf London) | @StephenFry | @StephenFry |
Twimp |
1) (b) Twit + Wimp; An ineffectual, timid, or insecure person on twitter. 2) (n) Twit + Pimp; Someone representing or promoting a person or idea. <shoq is @weelaura's Twimp> |
@shoq | @Shoq |
Twincidence |
A coincidence on Twitter, as when two unrelated tweeters tweet about the same subject. |
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Twinacular | (n) Twinacular A formal or informal common terms and forms of expression in the Twitterverse. |
@shoq | @Shoq |
Twinfomercial | The selling of ones own product, disguised as a tweet | Jeff Cane | @museumcurator |
Twingo | (n) Twitter lingo. The informal language and speech of Twitter users. |
@mattgup | @mattgup |
Twink | To tweet amicably to make others follow the tweeted link. | Dietrich Lasa | @DietrichLasa |
Twinner Party | A dinner party for tweeps. A smaller, more intimate version of a Tweetup. | @matt_perez | @matt_perez |
Twins | Two sequential tweets that serendipitously relate to each other. | nancyf | |
Twinsight |
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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Twinterview |
Conducting or facilitating an interview via Twitter |
@sookiebontemps |
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Twintro |
Introducing two people to each other through twitter |
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Twints | Job interview hints, tips or techniques | Melanie at Venator | Melanie at Venator |
Twip |
A tip about using twitter (Or a tip given on twitter) |
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Twiplomacy |
Using Twitter as a tool for public diplomacy |
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Twipolar | Manic Depressive Tweeter | @mramorgan | @mramorgan |
Twiply |
An reply to tweet |
E.Alashi (@splashup) |
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Twipster | Portmanteau of "Twitter" and "hipster" - A hipster that uses twitter, extremely often. A twipster will most likely "tweet" about various aspects of the hipster movement especially indie bands concerts and events going on in Williamsburg, Brooklyn (the hipster capital). |
R. Wiz (@RWfreckles) | @RWfreckles |
Twique |
(n) Twitter + Clique : A narrow circle of tweeps associated by common interests or purpose. <Some of these tweeps only reply to their Twique> |
Shoq | @Shoq |
Twirthday | Someone's Birthday or Anniverisary on Twitter. "Happy Twirthday Dude!" | @ShawnKCastille | @ShawnKCastille |
Twirt |
verb: the act of flirting publicly via twitter. also, noun: a person in the act of twirting. |
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Twit | To passively receive a tweet from a fellow twitter. They tweet, you TWIT. TWIT = TWitter Inbound Termination | @alvinmsss | @alvinmsss |
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. |
Jeff Cane | museumcurator |
Twit |
to be sober enough to spell on a keyboard... |
@saijaps | @cdn |
Twitery |
When twitter application has problems, is broken. |
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Twitiquette |
(n) Twitter etiquette for Twidiot/s. |
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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 |
Twitterexic |
A person who purposefully starves theirself from Twitter and Tweeting. A Twitterexic is the opposite of a Twitterholic. Plural form: Twitterexics |
@venessaliang | @hunger4plesur |
Twitterexics |
People who purposefully starve themselves from Twitter and Tweeting. Twitterexics are the opposite of Twitterholics.
Singular form: Twitterexic |
@hunger4plesur | @hunger4plesur |
Twitterpated | An affliction that Twitterers suffer from when they have a hard time getting words out | Pat Eales | patticakegirl |
Twit-Terwoo |
The sound an 'Owly' makes on twitter 1. A Twitterer thinking of a long term twortship |
Jeff Cane | museumcurator |
Twisdom |
1. Wise tweets or tweets with profound meanings. |
@Kiwi_Satachi | @Kiwi_Satachi |
Twistory |
"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"). |
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Twitaddict |
One who is 100% Twitter Addicted... usually fiends when hasn't used Twitter for more than 1 hr. |
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Twitch | A 140 character pitch | @JohnWLewis during #Innochat, here | @cdn |
Twitcher |
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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@taralazar |
Twitcrush |
Declaring a crush on another twitter user. See also: Twush |
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Twitebate |
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 |
Twiterature |
Literary works in twitter |
@chrisloft |
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Twitery |
Twittered poetry |
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TwitFic | Twitter tweets made by a fictional persona. | @KitchenBitch | @KitchenBitch |
Twitfluencer |
A Twitter user - you follow - that influences you most (often someone with a massive amount of followers) |
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Twitgasm | info shared via Twitter that's so good, well you know... | @mizrik | @mizrik |
Twitht |
\'twih-"th-t\ a thought that is twitted in 140 charecters or less on twitter pa.t- Have twitht, pr.t Twithting \'twih-"th-tiŋ\, f.t will Twitht |
@antiedman | @antiedman |
Twitjacking |
posting from someones acount or having your account posted from, especially if insulting |
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Twitorial |
Either a Twitter tutorial or giving a tutorial using Twitter |
@mavergames |
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Twitoris |
(n) A sexual organ in female Twitter users that exists soley to induce pleasure. Service log-in is not required. |
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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 |
Twittarr |
A twitter message involving anything related to pirates. |
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1 (n) A service that enables millions of people with nothing to say to say it to millions of people 2 (n) A Pet Rock you don't have to walk. |
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Twitter Squatter |
A person holding on to a twitter username in hope of some personal gain. |
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Twitteranti |
Twitterati + rant: Twitterer famed for going off on rants |
@lozzy |
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Twitterati |
Twitter + literati (Origin is literati; the literary intelligentsia or educated class). |
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 |
Twitterbation | The act of tweeting oneself when trying to reply to someone else. "I Tweeted myself, and I liked it!" | @scottk75 | @scottk75 |
Twittercane |
Twitter + hurricane: an overwhelming, swirling vortex of tweets which often leaves those it passes feeling drenched and disheveled. |
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Twittercide | To commit twittercide is to decide to close (or kill) your Twitter account. | @Justale | @Justale |
Twitterdipity |
Happening to see or send a tweet that helps you or another tweeter via links, info, connecting, etc. (serendipity) |
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Twitterectomy |
noun cutting twitter out of one's life for a period of time because twitter is taking up too much of their time. |
Parker Ehret | @parkerehret |
Twitterers |
A group of people whom have Twitter accounts |
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Twitterfam |
an online term of endearment for your followers |
possibly geekycybermom |
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Twitterholic |
A person who is addicted to using Twitter. Also a website showing top twitter user rankings and stats. |
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Twitterhumpinng | Excessively flirtatious tweets between two people to the point of cybertweet. (See: cybertweet) | anonymous | anonymous |
Twitterkend | A person who spends the weekend using Twitter | @Justale | @Justale |
Twitterliterate | A savvy Twitter user | @CyberV | @CyberV |
Twittertunity | An opportunity (job, work, lecture, interview) someone gets on Twitter | @Justale | @Justale |
Twittertivity | A person who uses productivity tools on Twitter | @Justale | @Justale |
Twitterization |
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 |
Twitter + halleluia: an expression used when something verging on the miraculous has taken place and Twitter was there to see it happen. |
possibly davidcosand |
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Twittermentia |
Being unable to remember prior to the last thing posted on Twitter |
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Twitterminolgy |
Twitter + terminology. Specific vocabulary most commonly encountered on Twitter. See also twitterspeak |
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Twitternoia | The feeling that some one nearby is twittering about you. | @royatl | @royatl |
Twitterphobe | A person who is afraid of Twitter. | @paradoxadguy | @paradoxadguy |
Twitterphobic | Disliking or fearing Twitter to an unreasonable degree. | @paradoxadguy | @shoq |
Twitterpreneur |
An entrepreneur on Twitter, or someone creating a Twitter-based startup. |
SmallBizBee (darn, & I thought I was coining it. :( @ggroovin) |
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Twitterpuff |
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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Twitterrhea |
A high volume, unpleasant and - occasionally - messy blast of tweets. Can sometimes be contagious. |
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Twittersation |
A conversation conducted on Twitter |
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Twitterscuse |
One of the many reasons given for Twitter not operating correctly |
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Twitterspeak |
Using language found only in Tweets, words not typically used in normal conversation |
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Twittersphere | Another variation on Twitterverse. See Twitterverse |
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Twittertainer | (n) One who creates and/or produces twittertainment | adbroad | adbroad |
Twittertainment | (n) Entertainment created to be "aired" on Twitter | adbroad | adbroad |
Twitterview |
To "watch" an event or show via tweets when not able to view on television | @cmandd | @cmandd |
Twitterverse |
(n) The body of Twitter users or community, similar to "blogosphere"
also: Twitterworld, Twittertopia, Twitterviille, Twitteropolis, Twittersphere |
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Twittervore | (n) A Twitter user within the context that they consume information on Twitter. A Twittervore's perferred mode of communication and gathering news is Twitter. | @mattgup | @mattgup |
Twitterword | A specific entry in the formal Twitter vocabulary (Twicabulary), or any derived vernacular (Twinacular). Usually added to Twictionary. Preferred form: Tword | Shoq | @Shoq |
TwitterWorld | The planet of Twitter located in the Feather galaxy of the Twitter Universe (see: Twitterverse) | mmlinke1 | @mmlinke1 |
Twitteropoly | The Twitter version of Monopoly | mmlinke1 | @mmlinke1 |
Twitfaced | A Twitterer whos tweets one thing - and means another! | Jeff Cane | museumcurator |
Twittilation |
The enjoyment one gets from viewing certain twitpics or reading secret tweets. |
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Twitiquette |
Twitter + Etiquette: 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" |
Jeff Cane | museumcurator |
Twittour | One's personal journey through Twitter | TerrySagedy | @TheMarketSage |
Twit Twat | A Twitter user that is also a Twat (As a derogatory insult, a pejorative meaning a fool, synonymous with the word twit - 'You are a real twat and a half' (often used in the UK)), usually meaning someone who is a jester, joker, jokester, fool, wit-cracker, prankster or buffoon. A Twitter user that uses the medium to make a mockery of things or to entertain others. | @MrMarkBishop | @MrMarkBishop |
Twitty |
Means witty |
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Twitvomit | The act of mass Tweeting in a short period of time. Much like word vomit. | @Kiwi_Satachi | @Kiwi_Satachi |
Twitwhore | A Twitter member of loose morals. | ||
Twitwit |
(n) Twitter + dimwit. A moronic, insipid, or aggressively stupid person on Twitter. <BobSkankWeasel is a complete dimwit> |
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Twivia
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Twitter Trivia | @Rikki_kweengeek | @Rikki_kweengeek |
Trivilian |
1. (n) Someone who does not twitter 2. (n) Someone who has not joined twitter |
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Twiz | A Twitter-based quiz | ||
Twocabulary | Twitter Vocabulary | @onyxqueen22 | |
Twoff |
Not on twitter for a long time period ("I've been twoff today") |
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Twoll | To tweet with the intention of baiting someone into a reaction, or a person who does such a thing. From "troll". They see me twollin', they hatin'; patwollin' and twyna something something. | laciermaths | |
Twollector |
Twitter + collector: someone that follows as many others as they can, seemingly valuing the total number collected. |
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Twollow | (n) The act of following someone on Twitter | @shoq | @Shoq |
Twollower |
Twitter + follower: someone that follows you. If you followed them too they would be twiends. |
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Twollywop |
(v) To deliver a beatdown verbally or physically if a follower gets out of line |
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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. | @xolubi | |
Twomb | Twitter + Bomb: link bombing with Twitter. Set with customized links from Tiny URL, bit.ly, and similar services. Example: google.com/searc... | @brianglanz | @brianglanz |
Twonanism |
Self-referential, self-aggrandising, masturbatory Tweeting |
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Twondering |
To pose a question.
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Melanie at Venator | Melanie at Venator |
Twonference |
A conference on Twitter (or a Conference of Twitters ?) |
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Twoogle | Googling a term and viewing tweets about it (see also TV Twoogling) | @kela65 | @kela65 |
TwoolTweep | A peep you find to be cool; This person is a TwoolTweep because they RT or adds a reply to one of your tweets. | @1prdpgn | @1prdpgn |
Twoon |
Toon on Twitter |
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Twoosh |
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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Tworkortunity | About work: a job opportunity | Melanie at Venator | Melanie at Venator |
Tworgy | Group cyber sex via Twitter. | @StrayTogether | |
Tworn-again |
(v) Having been profoundly-changed by Twitter, such that you ask @god to have pity on atwits & agnostwits |
@geaux_girl | @geaux_girl |
Twotacism | The tendency to spawn Twitter vocabulary through speech impediment. (see "rhotacism") | @laciermaths | @laciermaths |
Twouchebag | Twit + Douchebag. A celebrity or highly-followed Twitter user who rarely follows anyone not equally famous. | @lucaswagner |
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Tword | Short form of Twitterword. See Twitterword | Shoq | @Shoq |
Tworld | 1. The world of Twitter. 2. Your community of those who Follow you, or soon will be. | @ChaBonOR | @ChaBonOR |
Tworking | The act of twittering while working | @rodsdoll97 | @rodsdoll97 |
Twoutage |
Failure of one or another of Twitter's features. |
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Twosseyed | Twittering to late at night... | Jeff Cane | @museumcurator |
Twsenator |
A Senator on Twitter Alt: Twenator |
@anamariecox | @anamariecox |
Twuddy | a buddy on Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/katattak | http://www.twitter.com/katattak |
Twug | a hug on Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/katattak | http://www.twitter.com/katattak |
Twuggle | Someone NOT on Twitter. Inspired by Muggle (from Harry Potter's world), Twuggle refers to non-tweeple. Person that don't tweet. As in "I had lunch with all twuggles today" | @cdn | |
Twumor |
1. Snarky, punny or quippy humor expressed as a Tweet on Twitter. 2. (n) a rumor circulating on social networking sites such as Twitter. It is similar to a tumor in that it continues to grow until it is addressed and proven or disproven. |
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Twumorist | A recognized tweep who tweets Twumor that is often retweeted. <@weelaura is a Twumorist> | @Shoq | @Shoq |
Twunch |
Lunch - twitter style: loosly organised open invitation lunch meeting among twitter friends |
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Twunchies
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Twitter long enough without a break and you get the Twitter munchies | @Rikki_kweengeek | @Rikki_kweengeek |
Twunken |
Either drunken tweeting or drunk on tweeting |
@mavergames |
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Twuples | Twitter + Scruples: as in "you can't just follow everybody, gotta have some Twuples, y'know". Also used as adjective, i.e. "Twupled", or "Twupulous". | michael evangelista / kelly rao | @gowestweb / @webeze |
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 |
Jeff cane | @museumcurator |
Twurfaced |
Retuning back to Twitter after being away for a while. |
Jeff Cane | museumcurator |
Twurzel |
(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 |
An intense and usually passing romantic infatuation on a twitter user (tweep). |
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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 |
Twuv | (n) Twitter love for another Tweep, Tweet, celebrity, thought, idea, remark or class of people. <@craig_crawford twuvs anyone that twollows him> | shoq | @Shoq |
Twypo |
A typo on Twitter ("If you exercise regularly and died, you can lose a lot of weight.") |
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Wing Eye | A condition of uncontrollable wobbling of the eyeballs as a result of speedreading tweets | @mmlinke1 | @mmlinke1 |
Winggers | Twitter Fingers | @mmlinke1 | @mmlinke1 |
Wingurbia | Suburban Twitter town located outside of Featheropolis | @mmlinke1 | @mmlinke1 |
twecoffe | You needs a coffe | @silvaetibr | @silvaetibr |
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