subtoot

A toot (message posted to a Mastodon instance) that mentions a user without posting their actual username, often for snarky or insulting posts. The person being subtooted will not see the post in their notifications because it doesn't contain their username.

Related: subtweet

I keep seeing everyone's subtoots about the pineapple emoji, and I don't even know who they're talking about.

by nothin2seehere June 3, 2017