Twitter Glossary – Uncommon Terms
In addition to the common terms in the Twitter glossary, it is also relatively common to throw a “Tw” in front of just about anything when it has something to do with Twitter. If you are tweeting while walking, you are “twalking.” And if you have a sweetheart on Twitter they are your “tweetheart.”
Twapplications. Twitter applications and Twitter mashups.
Twaiting. To tweet while waiting in line or waiting for something to happen.
Twalking. To tweet while walking.
Twead. Reading Twitter.
Twebay. Putting something up for sale on Twitter.
Tweetheart. A Twitter sweetheart.
Twerminology. Twitter terminology.
Twis. Disrespecting a Twitter user.
Twittectomy. To de-friend or de-follow a person on Twitter.
Twittastic. The Twitter version of fantastic.
Twittercal mass. A critical mass of twitter users for a specific topic or community.
Twitterfly. A social butterfly on Twitter.
Twitterish. Erratic behavior prone to outbursts.
Twitterject. To interject your thoughts into a stream of conversation.
Twitterloop. To be brought back into the loop of conversation by being caught up on the tweets.
Twitterphobe. Someone who is fearful or reluctant to join Twitter.
Twitterphoria. Elation felt when someone you follow decides to follow you back.
Twitterstream. The Twitter timeline. This can be applied to the public timeline, your friends’ timeline or the timeline on a specific topic.
Twittertude. A bad attitude on Twitter.
Twitticisms. Witty or funny tweets.