Retweet
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A message reposted or forwarded in this way.
"You know it's an iPhone or iPad app, but those new to you, who came via a retweet or Twitter search, may not know which platform your app supports."
- 1 To repost or forward another user's message on the microblogging social networking website Twitter. intransitive, transitive
"Because your messages will be relevant to them, they are much more likely to retweet your messages and recommend that other people follow you on Twitter."
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More examples"You'll be able to go about your lives knowing that the president is not going to suggest injecting bleach, or retweet conspiracy theories about secret cabals running the world, or retweeting the claim that Navy SEALS didn't actually kill bin Laden. We're not gonna have a president that goes out of his way to insult anybody who he doesn't think is nice enough to him. We won't have a president who threatens people with jail just for criticizing him. That's not normal behavior, Florida."
Etymology
From re- + tweet.
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