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Twitter.

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

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈtwɪ.tə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtwɪ.təɹ/General-American
  1. An online social networking and microblogging service; officially known as X since 2023.

Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˈtwɪ.tə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtwɪ.təɹ/General-American
  1. A user account on Twitter.

    Internet · informal
    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.

    Internet · informal
  3. A community on Twitter.

    Internet · in-compounds · informal · usually
Where this word comes from

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

verb/ˈtwɪ.tə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtwɪ.təɹ/General-American
  1. To tweet; to post an update to Twitter.

    Internet · ambitransitive · proscribed · sometimes
Where this word comes from

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

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