whether you use twitter or not, you’ve likely noticed that an entire lexicon of twitter related words has sprung up surrounding the micro-blogging phenom. recently, mashable listed 66 twitter words you probably don’t need to know. the opening paragraph asks: Having twissues with your twerminology? yes, twitter peeps think we’re funny. deal with it.
follow that link for the whole list o’ 66; but here are a few choice ones:
occasionitter: an occasional tweeter
twaffic: Twitter traffic.
tweetaholic: someone addicted to Twitter, so much so that it may be an actual problem.
twitosphere: community of twitterers.
twittectomy: an unfollowing of friends.
twitterati: The A-list twitterers.
twitterpated: to be overwhelmed with Twitter messages.
twitterrhea: the act of sending too many Twitter messages.
(ht to chip gillespie)
…figures Chip would’ve sent this out. HA!
Is there a word or people who insist on twittering what they’re having for lunch?
http://agitationist.com/1500-more-reasons-twitter-must-die