Definitions
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- v. To repost another user's message on the social networking website Twitter.
- n. A message reposted in this way.
Etymologies
Examples
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She has thousands of followers, so when Manny has a message he wants to get out, I ask my friend Meg to "pls RT" which means "retweet" - it's saying, "I liked reading this, and maybe you will too".
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Sexting is defined as "the sending of sexually explicit photographs or messages via mobile phone", while to retweet is to "repost or forward a message on Twitter".
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Politico said the retweet is a hint that Palin supports the repeal.
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"Twitter is different because it's live and social -- the retweet is the shot heard 'round the world' and because that API lets it survive any dictator's game of whack-a-mole," he wrote.
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A so called retweet, somebody republishing your tweet (often starting with RT:)
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We've just activated a feature called retweet on a very small percentage of accounts in order to see how it works in the wild.
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Sure you do, the mock-ups looked like this: Well, Twitter just announced the following: We've just activated a feature called retweet on a very small percentage of accounts in order to see how it works in the wild.
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Rather different than clicking on the "retweet" button and having that 5-second warm fuzzy of causing a public corporation to donate a nickel to a worthwhile charity, isn't it?
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Every few weeks on Twitter I see some hashtag meme appear, something where we're told that if we just "retweet" or even use a specific hashtag (that is, a word prefaced by "#," commonly known as a hash symbol) that we're going to help raise money for some charity or other.
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I would also recommend HouseOfTwits who "retweet" interesting political comments from about 800 political Tweeters.
linctus commented on the word retweet
Retweet is from tweet,like reply.
June 14, 2009
kewpid commented on the word retweet
to regurgitate.
January 30, 2009
dontcry commented on the word retweet
Not to be confused with wetweet, which is what Tweety Bird says as he hastens back to his cage, narrowly escaping the unfortunate claws of Sylvester.
January 29, 2009
reesetee commented on the word retweet
Dang! Should have trademarked myself when I had the chance.
January 29, 2009
bilby commented on the word retweet
We'll see what retweetee thinks of the tea-leafing of his initials.
January 29, 2009
jrome commented on the word retweet
to post a tweet via Twitter that was previously tweeted. often abbreviated "RT"
January 29, 2009