Twitterspeak

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The type of language used on Twitter. uncountable

    "A few weeks ago, I wrote a column in which I complained about being forced to write fewer words than usual. As a protest, I then petulantly switched to more concise languages, including teenage Twitterspeak, aboriginal Australian and also, in some places where my column was published, Hebrew."

Synonyms

All synonyms
twitteresetwitterish

Example

More examples

"A few weeks ago, I wrote a column in which I complained about being forced to write fewer words than usual. As a protest, I then petulantly switched to more concise languages, including teenage Twitterspeak, aboriginal Australian and also, in some places where my column was published, Hebrew."

Etymology

From Twitter + -speak.

More for "twitterspeak"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.