Dictionary

Twitter en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈtwɪ.tə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈtwɪ.təɹ/ (General-American)
• (US) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (Internet, informal) A user account on Twitter.
   • I deleted Twitter last night. I just can't keep up anymore.
   • I've lost the password to my Twitter.
2. (Internet, informal) A feed on Twitter.
3. (Internet, in-compounds, informal, usually) 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, James Poniewozik, “The Twitter Watch Party Is Over”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 10 Jul 2023:

Forms

Synonyms

-twt

Translations (3)

pt Twitter (user account) · cmn 推特 (user account) · fi Twitter-tili (user account)

Twitter en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈtwɪ.tə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈtwɪ.təɹ/ (General-American)
• (US) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (qualifier:trademark) 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, James Poniewozik, “The Twitter Watch Party Is Over”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 10 Jul 2023:

Forms

Deriveds

Twatter · tweep · Twitterspeak · tweetstorm · twiction · twittersphere · tweetable · tweetheart · twimmolation · TGIF · retweet · untweetable · Twittersphere · twetiquette · live-tweet · EduTwitter · -twt · Twitface · tweetfest · Twitterism · Twitterable · Twitter novel · Weird Twitter · Twittizen · Twitterdom · twidiot · Twitterese · Twitterbot · twttr · tweetdom · subtweet · Xitter · Twitterish · tweetosphere · Twitterrhea · Twitler · Twittard · Twitter freak · Twitterverse · Black Twitter · Twitterature · Twitterati · Twit-Tok · twt · Twitterfag · Twittermob · Twitterer · Twittergate · Twitterstorm · tweetaholic · Anitwitter · Rose Twitter · Twibel · tweeter · untweeted · tweetup · Twitmo · Twitterfication · tweeps · Twitpocalypse · tweet · Twiplomacy · twoosh · Stan Twitter · twitfic · twovel · Shitter

Descendants

ტვიტერი · Тви́ттер · Twitter · ட்விட்டர் · Тві́тер · Twitter · Twitter · Twitter · Twitter · ツイッター · 트위터 · Twitter · Twitter · 推特 · Twitter

Synonyms

birdsite · bird app

Translations (44)

fr Twitter (online social networking service) · or ଟ୍ୱିଟାର (online social networking service) · lt tviteris (online social networking service) · nl Twitter (online social networking service) · ka ტვიტერი (online social networking service) · jv ꦛ꧀ꦮꦶꦛꦂ (online social networking service) · mk Тви́тер (online social networking service) · be Тві́тэр (online social networking service) · bn টুইটার (online social networking service) · mi pae tīhau (online social networking service) · cmn 推特 (online social networking service) · ko 트위터 (online social networking service) · be Ці́ўтар (online social networking service) · cy Twitter (online social networking service) · te ట్విటర్ (online social networking service) · pl Twitter (online social networking service) · hi ट्विटर (online social networking service) · uk Тві́тер (online social networking service) · kn ಟ್ವಿಟರ್ (online social networking service) · fa توییتر (online social networking service) · tr X (online social networking service) · za Duihdwz (online social networking service) · uk хуї́тер (online social networking service) · tr Twitter (online social networking service) · dv ޓްޥިޓަރ (online social networking service) · ru Тви́ттер (online social networking service) · mr ट्विटर (online social networking service) · hy Թվիթեր (online social networking service) · ar تْوِيتَر (online social networking service) · ta ட்விட்டர் (online social networking service) · bg Туи́тър (online social networking service) · ru ху́йтер (online social networking service) · fi Twitter (online social networking service) · de Twitter (online social networking service) · gu ટ્વિટર (online social networking service) · ti ትዊተር (online social networking service) · el Τουίτερ (online social networking service) · ja ツイッター (online social networking service) · cy Trydar (online social networking service) · pt Twitter (online social networking service) · pa ਟ੍ਵਿਤਰ (online social networking service) · ur ٹوئٹر (online social networking service) · eo Tvitero (online social networking service) · si ට්විටර් (online social networking service)

wikidata: Q918

Twitter en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈtwɪ.tə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈtwɪ.təɹ/ (General-American)
• (US) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (Internet, ambitransitive, proscribed, sometimes) 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, archived from the original on 26 Feb 2009, 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, archived from the original on 17 Oct 2025, retrieved 02 Mar 2009:

Forms

Synonyms

tweet