Twitter

An online social networking and microblogging service; officially known as X since 2023.

Proper noun

  1. An online social networking and microblogging service; officially known as X since 2023.
    • There were, of course, many Twitters existing in parallel: Politics Twitter, Sports Twitter, Black Twitter, Weird Twitter. But Twitter and TV went together like extreme weather and marine predators. - 2023 July 10,...

    Synonyms: bird app birdsite

Origin

From twitter (“to utter a succession of chirps”).

Forms

twitter

Derived

Anitwitter Black Twitter EduTwitter live-tweet retweet Rose Twitter Stan Twitter subtweet TGIF Twatter tweep tweeps tweet tweetable tweetaholic tweetdom tweeter tweetfest tweetheart tweetosphere tweetstorm tweetup twetiquette Twibel

Noun

  1. A user account on Twitter.
    • I've lost the password to my Twitter.
    • I deleted Twitter last night. I just can't keep up anymore.
  2. A feed on Twitter.
  3. A community on Twitter.
    • There were, of course, many Twitters existing in parallel: Politics Twitter, Sports Twitter, Black Twitter, Weird Twitter. But Twitter and TV went together like extreme weather and marine predators. - 2023 July 10,...

    Synonyms: -twt

Forms

Twitters twitter

Verb

  1. To tweet; to post an update to Twitter.
    • Stars can’t stop Twittering at Oscars, parties - 2009 February 23, MSNBC, “Stars can’t stop Twittering at Oscars, parties”, in Access Hollywood, retrieved 02 Mar 2009:
    • Eight top-notch tips for the Twittering attorney - 2009 March 2, Justin Rebello, “Eight top-notch tips for the Twittering attorney"”, in Wisconsin Law Journal, retrieved 02 Mar 2009:

    Synonyms: tweet

Forms

Twitters Twittering Twittered twitter

Wikipedia

Twitter