People on Twitter with blue checkmarks next to their names, usually some journalist you've never heard of.
by searaft June 19, 2018
by Tin Cup 23 March 17, 2010
by Shanya Almafeta April 7, 2004
by Jesse February 8, 2003
Someone on Twitter who thinks they are famous but in reality nobody has heard of (usually a B-list celebrity or a journalist who writes for a little-known leftist publication). The main factor which separates them from the verified accounts belonging to real celebrities is that the Blue Checkmarks lack the self-awareness to realize that nobody really cares about their opinions, yet they act as though they are God's gift to political discourse as they spout their self-righteous hot takes on Twitter.
Of course all of the Blue Checkmarks came out in droves to virtue signal about the latest election news.
by Russian Dumplings November 25, 2020
a term describing someone who is verified on Twitter, giving them a blue checkmark, hence the name.
the term is a pejorative, predominantly used by right-wing people to describe left-wing journalists who tweet things that either are stupid or exactly what they expected from a person with the checkmark. usually both
the term is a pejorative, predominantly used by right-wing people to describe left-wing journalists who tweet things that either are stupid or exactly what they expected from a person with the checkmark. usually both
by gingerwithasoul_ July 4, 2018
Someone who does things with the sole intention of getting online clout as a result. This is someone who believes they deserve to be verified on social media platforms even if they have yet to do anything notable.
by Emma317 February 15, 2023