Twitter definition
Overview
This page has 7 definitions of Twitter with English translations in 4 languages. Twitter is a proper noun, noun and verb. Examples of how to use Twitter in a sentence are shown. Also define these 0 related words and terms: .
See also: twitter
English Twitter definition
Alternative forms
- (verb): twitter
Etymology
From twitter (“to utter a succession of chirps”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: twĭt'ə(r), IPA(key): /ˈtwɪt.ə(ɹ)/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): [ˈtʰw̥ɪɾɚ]
- Rhymes: -ɪtə(ɹ)
Proper noun
- (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).
Derived terms
- Anitwitter
- Black Twitter
- EduTwitter
- Stan Twitter
- TGIF
- tweep
- tweeple
- tweeps
- twetiquette
- Twibel
- twiction
- twidiot
- twimmolation
- twitfic
- Twitler
- Twitterable
- Twitterati
- Twitterature
- Twitterbot
- Twitterdom
- Twitterer
- Twitterese
- Twitterfication
- Twitter freak
- Twitterism
- Twittermob
- Twitter novel
- Twitterrhea
- Twittersphere
- Twitterstorm
- Twitterverse
- Twittizen
- twoosh
- twovel
- -twt
- Weird Twitter
Related terms
- tweet, live-tweet, retweet, subtweet, tweetable (untweetable), tweetaholic, tweetdom, tweeter, tweetfest, tweetheart, tweetosphere, tweetstorm, tweetup, untweeted
Translations
online social networking service
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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[1]:
- 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.
Translations
user account
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[2], 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[3], retrieved 2 March 2009:
- Stars can’t stop Twittering at Oscars, parties
Synonyms
Translations
tweet — see tweet
See also
German Twitter definition
Etymology
Borrowed from English Twitter.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Twitter n (proper noun, strong, genitive Twitter)
Declension
Declension of Twitter [sg-only, neuter, strong]
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “Twitter” in Duden online
Polish Twitter definition
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Twitter.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Twitter m inan
Declension
Declension of Twitter
Related terms
nouns
verb
- tweetować impf
Further reading
- Twitter in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Twitter in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Welsh Twitter definition
Etymology
Borrowed from English Twitter.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Twitter m
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| Dwitter | Nhwitter | Thwitter | |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||