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Definitions
Wiktionary
- v. Internet, transitive, neologism To repost another user's message on the social networking website Twitter.
- n. Internet, neologism A message reposted in this way.
Etymologies
- re- + tweet (Wiktionary)
Examples
“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".”
“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".”
“Politico said the retweet is a hint that Palin supports the repeal.”
“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.”
“A so called retweet, somebody republishing your tweet (often starting with RT:)”
“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.”
“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.”
“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?”
The Huffington Post: Dave Taylor: Why #beatcancer Doesn't Help Fight Cancer
“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.”
The Huffington Post: Dave Taylor: Why #beatcancer Doesn't Help Fight Cancer
“I would also recommend HouseOfTwits who "retweet" interesting political comments from about 800 political Tweeters.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘retweet’.
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The Universal Calculator
Obviates the need for other devices or calculations--it will have a button for everything, and it will solve everything.
qwerty keyboard, shift key, control, home, end, pause, log, sin, space, enter, plus, numb and 241 more...
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Web Words to Know
Neologisms, portmanteau, and adapted words that pertain to the internet and technology.
blog, collective intell..., crowdsourcing, flash mob, follow friday, google, groundswell, hash tag, lifecasting, lurker, mashup, meme and 15 more...
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twitterverse
tweet, retweet, follow, unfollow, MT, RT, hashtag, mention, trending, trends, twitterverse, interactions and 71 more...
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Words grabbed from real life conversa...
If I've seen it, heard it, or marvelled at it, I'll stick it here.
cruft, ermine, redundant, shakespearean, camino, marvelous, stupendous, chagrin, shaven, sleek, smug, stillness and 325 more...
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Teh Interwebs
So, I herd u liek Mudkips?
lolcat, caturday, internets, interweb, kthxbai, egosurfing, baleeted, pebkac, fubar, wiki, zomg, lols and 19 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for retweet.
linctus Retweet is from tweet,like reply. Jun 14, 2009
kewpid to regurgitate. Jan 29, 2009
dontcry 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. Jan 29, 2009
reesetee Dang! Should have trademarked myself when I had the chance. Jan 29, 2009
bilby We'll see what retweetee thinks of the tea-leafing of his initials. Jan 29, 2009
jrome to post a tweet via Twitter that was previously tweeted. often abbreviated "RT" Jan 29, 2009