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blue checks

blue checks is the plural of blue check.

Meaning of blue check

Noun

blue check (plural blue checks)

  1. (Internet, derogatory, sometimes) A Twitter user whose account was verified by Twitter as authentic (i.e. not a parody or imposter account) and deemed to be of public interest prior to this system's replacement by a paid verification scheme in early 2023.
    • Other blue checks on Twitter also weighed including Questlove and John Mayer.2016 January 27, Adelle Platon, “Wiz Khalifa, John Mayer & More React to Kanye West's 'Waves' Album Name Change”, in Billboard
  2. (Internet, derogatory) An online troll, provocateur, or grifter who uses a paid account to attract greater attention after the early 2023 change on Twitter.

Questions about blue checks

What is blue checks the plural of?
Blue checks is the plural of blue check.

Words near blue checks in the dictionary

  1. blue check
  2. blue check mark
  3. blue check marks
  4. blue checkmark
  5. blue checkmarks
  6. blue checks
  7. Blue Cheer
  8. blue cheese
  9. blue cheese dressing
  10. blue cheeses
  11. Blue China

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