xeet en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈziːt/
- /ˈʃiːt/
Etymology
Blend of X + tweet. Originated from a July 2023 hoax claiming that tweets would be renamed as part of the site's rebrand from Twitter to X.
Meanings
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(humorous, qualifier:Twitter, uncommon) Synonym of tweet.
Your oomf? Don't be silly. You're not oomfs. Not anymore. And examining Marcy's priv xeets, it's doubtful you ever were.
2024 April 11, @cringephibia, Twitter:Erm future banger xeet? Follow me! Also!! Dont forget your click! arab.org/
2024 May 25, @SkibidiPeter_, Twitter:“This is my 88th xeet, Heil Hitler,” the account said, using a portmanteau to describe posting on X. The number 88 holds significance for neo-Nazis
2024 January 5, Jerod MacDonald-Evoy, quoting Alexander Katsnelson, “Ex-Gosar staffers have voiced racism, antisemitism and homophobia on social media”, in AZ Mirror:One of the biggest questions on everyone’s minds since the change: what are we supposed to call a “tweet” now? Many users have guessed “xeet,” a variation on the original term “tweet.” Posts alleging to be screenshots of the Twitter help center page including the term “xeet” have even circulated on the platform, though notes beneath those tweets have marked them false and a quick visit to the official help page shows only the term “tweet” and no sign of “xeet.”
[2023 July 25, Mary Walrath-Holdridge, “X’s and Xeets: What we know about Twitter’s rebrand, new logo so far”, in USA Today:haha, great #xeet my friend, dattebayo!
2023 December 28, @sillyeralol, Twitter:As of Wednesday, he [Greg Hwang] was tweeting (xeeting?) from @x1234567998765, including one tweet (xeet?) that read, “Alls well that ends well.”
2023 July 26, A.J. McDougall, “Elon Offers Twitter User Merch After Stealing His @X Handle”, in Daily Beast:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| xeets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |