Twittersphere
name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative letter-case form of Twittersphere. alt-of, uncountable
"It rang out in the streets of Charlottesville in August, and it pops up often in the twittersphere."
- 1 The totality of users and messages on the Twitter microblogging service. Internet
"In news stories that had the Twittersphere absolutely buzzing (there's no better word for it), two of America's largest casual restaurant brands—Applebee's and Olive Garden—managed, in separate incidents, to serve alcoholic beverages to a fifteen-month-old and a two-year-old, respectively (alcoholic margarita mix in a sippy cup to the fifteen-month-old; sangria to the two-year-old), between late March and early April 2011."
Example
More examples"In news stories that had the Twittersphere absolutely buzzing (there's no better word for it), two of America's largest casual restaurant brands—Applebee's and Olive Garden—managed, in separate incidents, to serve alcoholic beverages to a fifteen-month-old and a two-year-old, respectively (alcoholic margarita mix in a sippy cup to the fifteen-month-old; sangria to the two-year-old), between late March and early April 2011."
Etymology
From Twitter + -sphere.
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