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mistweet en · NOUN

From mis- + tweet.

A tweet (message sent on X or (formerly) Twitter) that should not have been sent, such as one that is inappropriate, embarrassing, sent in error, etc.
- In a fit of pique, woman at the National Theatre responded with a stunningly inappropriate mistweet, calling Norris a four-letter word. 2012, Beth Kanter, Katie Delahaye Paine, Measuring the Networked Nonprofit, page 177:
- The job offer was withdrawn and 'Cisco Fatty' became a legendary mistweet and a cautionary tale for all those who blurt out such thoughts without setting their account to private. 2012, Tim Collins, The Little Book of Twitter: Get Tweetwise!:
- The dangers of a mistweet or a mea culpa “about Face” on Facebook are not limited to business owners or senior executives with impaired public relations skills. 2014, Harvey Thompson, Who Stole My Customer??, page 157:

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mistweets	Number=Plur		lexicographic

From mis- + tweet.

To send a mistweet.
- If you mistweet, misfire or misrepresent then take the time to think of an appropriate response. 2014, Deborah Gonzalez, Managing Online Risk: Apps, Mobile, and Social Media Security, page 66:
- Even if you press Delete seconds after you've mistweeted, someone somewhere may have taken a screen shot. 2013, Aliza Sherman, Danielle Elliott Smith, Social Media Engagement For Dummies:
- Having mistweeted some months earlier, Westpac sympathetically responded, 'Hey @nab know the feeling'. 2014, Sandra Moriarty, Nancy D. Mitchell, William D. Wells, Advertising: Principles and Practice, page 43:

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mistweeted	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
mistweeted	Tense=Past	lexicographic
mistweets	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	lexicographic
mistweeting	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic