People who have paid for verification on Twitter and have a blue checkmark next to their name.
After Elon Musk acquired Twitter in October 2022, the blue checkmark lost its former status. This check was once restricted to politicians, journalists, 'official accounts', and other celebrities. After this distinction was dropped, people self-selected into buying verification who were often right wing Musk supporters.
Thus 'blue checks' is often used in context of a discussion to mean terminally online right wing accounts.
After Elon Musk acquired Twitter in October 2022, the blue checkmark lost its former status. This check was once restricted to politicians, journalists, 'official accounts', and other celebrities. After this distinction was dropped, people self-selected into buying verification who were often right wing Musk supporters.
Thus 'blue checks' is often used in context of a discussion to mean terminally online right wing accounts.
"Did you see that celebrity quit Twitter?"
"Yeah, they got ratioed by the blue checks and harassed at all hours"
"Yeah, they got ratioed by the blue checks and harassed at all hours"
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Get the blue checks mug.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.
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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
Get the Blue Checkmark mug.The act of reading a message on WhatsApp and not responding. It's considered to be offensive and as rude as telling someone talk to the hand.
by MeBoB326 October 21, 2018
Get the Blue checked mug.A slur against "verified" Twitter users, who have a blue checkmark by their names. It's usually used to refer to journalists and prominent political figures.
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You're so wrong and crazy with the shit you do and say that you need to pay to get verified.
First said by comedian Josh Johnson on Hold Up podcast with Dulcé Sloan on 11/3/2022
You're so wrong and crazy with the shit you do and say that you need to pay to get verified.
First said by comedian Josh Johnson on Hold Up podcast with Dulcé Sloan on 11/3/2022
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