birdsite

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English

Etymology

From bird +‎ site, referencing Twitter's blue bird logo.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

the birdsite

  1. (Internet slang) The social networking and microblogging platform Twitter.
    • 2022 November 14, Stephen Shankland, “I Want to Like Mastodon. The Decentralized Network Isn't Making That Easy”, in CNET:
      It's a bit more familiar for people moving from "the birdsite," as Mastodon users often call Twitter.
    • 2022 November 21, Joseph Bernstein, “Chaos on Twitter Leads a Group of Journalists to Start an Alternative”, in The New York Times:
      “I am having a hard time letting go of the birdsite but I was raised by an alcoholic so I understand what a trauma bond is,” the political journalist Ana Marie Cox wrote on journa.host on Nov. 20.
    • 2023, Chris Minnick, Michael McCallister, Mastodon for Dummies, page 75:
      Always remember where you are when you're posting. It's easy to fall into bad habits, especially after spending years on the birdsite, also known as Twitter.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:birdsite.
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