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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From twitter (“to utter a succession of chirps”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Twitter
- (trademark) Former name of X (since 2023), an online social networking service that enables users to send and read short messages (280 characters; originally 140).
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Related terms
- tweet, live-tweet, retweet, subtweet, tweetable (untweetable), tweetaholic, tweetdom, tweeter, tweetfest, tweetheart, tweetosphere, tweetstorm, tweetup, untweeted
Translations
online social networking service
Noun
Twitter (plural Twitters)
- (Internet, informal) A user account belonging to the above service.
I've lost the password to my Twitter.
- (Internet, informal, usually in combination) A community on Twitter.
- Synonym: -twt (suffix)
2023 July 10, James Poniewozik, “The Twitter Watch Party Is Over”, in The New York Times: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.
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Verb
Twitter (third-person singular simple present Twitters, present participle Twittering, simple past and past participle Twittered)
- (transitive, intransitive, Internet, sometimes proscribed) To tweet; to post an update to Twitter.
2009 March 2, Justin Rebello, “Eight top-notch tips for the Twittering attorney"”, in Wisconsin Law Journal, retrieved 2 March 2009:Eight top-notch tips for the Twittering attorney
2009 February 23, MSNBC, “Stars can’t stop Twittering at Oscars, parties”, in Access Hollywood, retrieved 2 March 2009:Stars can’t stop Twittering at Oscars, parties
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German
Etymology
Borrowed from English Twitter.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Twitter n (proper noun, strong, genitive Twitter)
- (Internet) Twitter
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Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Twitter.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtwi.tɛr/
- Rhymes: -itɛr
- Syllabification: Twi‧tter
Proper noun
Twitter m inan
- Twitter
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Further reading
- Twitter in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Welsh
Etymology
Borrowed from English Twitter.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Twitter m
- (Internet) Twitter
- Synonym: Trydar
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