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twiction

twiction noun: fiction hosted on the microblogging site Twitter; fictional works of Twitterature.

Noun

twiction (uncountable)

  1. (Internet) Fiction hosted on the microblogging site Twitter; fictional works of Twitterature.
    • Call it flash fiction, nanofiction, twitfic, twiction, or a dozen other names. Though the name might not yet be agreed upon, flash fiction tweets are here to stay. The premise is simple: create a whole story with only 140 characters.2012 February 1, Ben Mitchell-Lewis, The Best Flash Fiction on Twitter, Hyperink Inc, →ISBN
    • Popular contemporary cousins include six-word memoirs, twiction, and the blog-born listicle. Nonliterary ancestors can be traced primarily to mid-century visual artists whose works explore themes of appropriation (e.g., Duchamp,[…]2018 04, Kim Adrian, The Shell Game: Writers Play with Borrowed Forms, U of Nebraska Press, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    twitfic

Synonyms of twiction

Origin of twiction

Blend of Twitter + fiction.

Questions about twiction

What does twiction mean?
Twiction means fiction hosted on the microblogging site Twitter; fictional works of Twitterature.
What part of speech is twiction?
Twiction is a noun.

Words near twiction in the dictionary

  1. twicet
  2. twichild
  3. Twickenham
  4. Twickers
  5. twict
  6. twiction
  7. twiddlable
  8. twiddle
  9. twiddle muff
  10. twiddle muffs
  11. twiddle one's thumbs

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