Xeet

//ˈʃiːt// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of tweet. alt-of, alternative, humorous

    "One of the biggest questions on everyone’s minds since the change: what are we supposed to call a “tweet” now? Many users have guessed “xeet,” a variation on the original term “tweet.” Posts alleging to be screenshots of the Twitter help center page including the term “xeet” have even circulated on the platform, though notes beneath those tweets have marked them false and a quick visit to the official help page shows only the term “tweet” and no sign of “xeet.”"

Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of tweet. alt-of, alternative, humorous

    "As of Wednesday, he [Greg Hwang] was tweeting (xeeting?) from @x1234567998765, including one tweet (xeet?) that read, “Alls well that ends well.”"

Example

More examples

"One of the biggest questions on everyone’s minds since the change: what are we supposed to call a “tweet” now? Many users have guessed “xeet,” a variation on the original term “tweet.” Posts alleging to be screenshots of the Twitter help center page including the term “xeet” have even circulated on the platform, though notes beneath those tweets have marked them false and a quick visit to the official help page shows only the term “tweet” and no sign of “xeet.”"

Etymology

Blend of X + tweet. Originated from a July 2023 hoax claiming that tweets would be renamed as part of the site's rebrand from Twitter to X.

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