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Twitterism en · NOUN

Etymology

From Twitter + -ism.

Meanings

1. A term peculiar to Twitter.
   • What’s worse is the whole Twitionary, which encourages people to neologize new Twitterisms, making us all talk like we’re the progeny of Elmer Fudd. 2009, Janelle Randazza, Go Tweet Yourself: 365 Reasons Why Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, and Other Social Networking Sites Suck, Adams Media, →ISBN:
   • Text speak and the rise of twitterisms like this one (In My Honest Opinion) are causing all sorts of difficulties for grammar and spelling purists. 2018, Tamara Bibby, The Creative Self: Psychoanalysis, Teaching and Learning in the Classroom (Foundations and Futures of Education), Routledge, →ISBN:
   • To use a Twitterism: facepalm! 2013, Jane Caro, Antony Loewenstein, Rachel Woodlock, Simon Smart, For God’s Sake, Macmillan, →ISBN:
   • There are a few weird Twitterisms that are part of the Twitter shorthand. 2011, Michelle Golden, Social Media Strategies for Professionals and Their Firms: The Guide to Establishing Credibility and Accelerating Relationships, Wiley, →ISBN, page 192:
   • There are always newly coined slang terms, fresh idioms, and these days unexpected “twitterisms” to deal with. 2017, Rebecca L. Oxford, Teaching and Researching Language Learning Strategies: Self-Regulation in Context (Applied Linguistics in Action), 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.; London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 266:
   • There’s a lot of junk on the internet, but one Twitterism that I find worthwhile is #firstworldproblems. 2018, Lindsay Schlegel, Don’t Forget to Say Thank You and Other Parenting Lessons That Brought Me Closer to God, Ave Maria Press, →ISBN, page 16:
   • The 140-character limit on messages has caused Twitter users to create and modify their own shorthand codes to help users better use the service and communicate with each other. To help get you up to speed, here are a few of the most common “twitterisms.” 2012, Brian J. Dixon, Social Media for School Leaders: A Comprehensive Guide to Getting the Most Out of Facebook, Twitter, and Other Essential Web Tools, Jossey-Bass, →ISBN:

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