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bluecheck

bluecheck is the alternative form 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.

Forms of bluecheck

pluralbluechecks

Questions about bluecheck

What is bluecheck the alternative form of?
Bluecheck is the alternative form of blue check.

Words near bluecheck in the dictionary

  1. bluebugging
  2. bluebunch
  3. bluebunches
  4. bluecap
  5. bluecaps
  6. bluecheck
  7. bluechecks
  8. bluechip
  9. bluecoat
  10. bluecoats
  11. bluecomb

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bluecheck (page history and authors); blue check (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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