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If you’re a newbie or somewhat of a newbie to the Twitter epidemic (Twepidemic??), then you’ve probably scratched your head at some of the new vocabulary people are incorporating into their daily lives. It’s interesting to me how quickly a word’s use spreads and becomes the norm. So, if you were like me when you started using Twitter, then you probably need some help on the language spoken by Tweeters. Think of this as a beginning to your “Twictionary.”

Tweeple

• Noun- people who tweet

Tweeps-

• Noun- Slang for people who tweet

Twitevangelist

• Noun- Someone who uses Twitter for evangelism purposes

Twitterish

• Adjective – used to describe something short enough to be tweeted about
• Noun- Used in reference to the language of Twitter

Twexting

• Verb- Tweeting via a text message

Twitphilia

• Noun- a psychological obsession with twitter had by one who is a compulsive tweeter

Egotwistical

• Adverb- Tending to talk excessively about oneself on Twitter

Twaddle

• Noun -Tweets no one wants to read

Twitterverse

• Noun- Used to define the community of Twitter as a whole

Tweet

• Noun- The 140 character message you send to your followers
• Verb- The acting of sending the 140 character message

Twitpic

• Noun- A website that allows you to post pictures to your Twitter account

Twitterific

• Adjective- Something that would make an excellent post on Twitter

Twead

• Verb- To read a tweet

Tweetup

• Noun- A face-to-face meeting of fellow tweeters

Twitterhea

• Verb- the act of sending too many tweets out

For those of you who are avid Tweeters, what other twit-specific words have you seen? Please share…

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