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unretweet en · VERB

Etymology

From un- + retweet.

Meanings

1. (qualifier:Twitter, transitive) To undo the action of retweeting.
   • The British version of Politwoops is amongst the sites affected. Its Twitter account, @deletedbyMPs, has not posted since Friday evening as a result of the closure. Its website, however, continues to archive deleted tweets, with the most recent example being a retweet by Labour MP Andrew Gwynne, unretweeted on Saturday. 2015 August 24, Alex Hern, “Twitter blocks access to political transparency organisation Politwoops”, in The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01 Dec 2022:
   • Most people are guessing there's something in the works with Grande and Hudson, though it's just speculation. Fans spotted Grande's photographer bestie Alfredo Flores retweet Carey's photo (and since unretweeted it), which seems to be a good sign. 2020 October 12, Natalie Morin, “Did Mariah Carey Just Announce A Christmas Collab With Ariana Grande?”, in Refinery29, archived from the original on 31 Jul 2023:
   • A good way to soften the embarrassment that can follow too many self-retweets is to undo the retweet after a few minutes or only leave it up for a short time. This keeps your timeline from looking less desperate, and let's face it, if you're going to retweet the tweet again, you're going to have to unretweet it at some point. 2017 July 18, Taylor Lorenz, “In praise of retweeting yourself”, in Mic, archived from the original on 31 Mar 2023:

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