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Twitterspeak

Twitterspeak noun: the type of language used on Twitter.

Noun

Twitterspeak (uncountable)

  1. The type of language used on Twitter.
    • Consider search engine optimization when writing your tweets (Twitterspeak for short posted comments).2009 March 2, Justin Rebello, “Eight top-notch tips for the Twittering attorney"”, in Wisconsin Law Journal, archived from the original on 17 Oct 2025, retrieved 02 Mar 2009
    • A few weeks ago, I wrote a column in which I complained about being forced to write fewer words than usual. As a protest, I then petulantly switched to more concise languages, including teenage Twitterspeak, aboriginal Australian and also, in some places where my column was published, Hebrew.2013 December 8, Gene Weingarten, “Repenting sins”, in Ray Rivera, editor, The Santa Fe New Mexican, 164th year, number 342, Santa Fe, N.M.: Ginny Sohn, →ISSN, →OCLC, page C-8, column 5

Synonyms of Twitterspeak

Origin of Twitterspeak

From Twitter + -speak.

Questions about Twitterspeak

What does Twitterspeak mean?
Twitterspeak means the type of language used on Twitter.
What part of speech is Twitterspeak?
Twitterspeak is a noun.

Words near Twitterspeak in the dictionary

  1. twitterpated
  2. twitterpation
  3. Twitterrhea
  4. twitters
  5. twittersome
  6. Twitterspeak
  7. twittersphere
  8. twitterstorm
  9. twitterstorms
  10. Twitterverse
  11. twittery

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Twitterspeak (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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