Bashtag

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A hashtag used to criticize something, especially one that was intended for promotional use but repurposed by users to criticize that which it was intended to promote, or make the opposite point. Internet

    "The threat of a viral video or Twitter “bashtag” takedown has raised the cost of direct manipulation and greenwash."

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"The threat of a viral video or Twitter “bashtag” takedown has raised the cost of direct manipulation and greenwash."

Etymology

Blend of bash (“disparage, criticize”) + hashtag.

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