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twitterism 

Deep insights about life in 140 chars or less. Stems from the microblogging service Twitter that allows posts of up to 140 characters. Coined in a tweet on May 7, 2007.
Subjective idealism twitterism: "If a tree falls in the forest and noone is there to Twitter about it, did it really happen at all?"
Sacred Emily's twitterism: "A twitterism is a twitterism is a twitterism"
Descartes' twitterism: "I twitter, therefore I am"
twitterism by Jens Roland May 30, 2008
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twitterism 

A word specific to the twitter.com universe. Usually formed by adding 'tw' to the beginning of any word. For example, a twitter meme is a tweme, and people on twitter are tweeple.
By gosh if we're not twareful, everything will become a twitterism! You know what I twean?

Twitterism 

The act of making a change or multiple changes to something, for no apparent purpose or reason. Even if the change has negative consequences
"Why did David rebrand his company logo to look like a purple poop emoji? It looks so much worse than before!"

"He's been commiting a lot of acts of twitterism recently I'm worried"
Twitterism by BananaDonut July 28, 2023

Tittlerism 

Tittlerism is a word used to describe a person who verbally attacks another person or a group of people because of their race but denies that they are a racist. They make generalizations and stereotype but think that it is okay because in this persons mind, everybody else agrees with them.
People with tittlerism have personality disorders. They are narcissistic and hypocritical, a true sociopath.

The term "tittlerism" originated on twitter
"People who belong to that culture are bullies and they're inbred, all of them. They never invented anything but lies in over 400 years, but I'm not a racist, I'm only saying what other people are afraid to say." #Tittlerism
Tittlerism by adulfff166 June 3, 2013

twatterism 

Any insult that includes a reference to female genitalia.
Harmony was angry at Geoff after he used a twatterism.

Twitterbomb

To pollute the stream of a Twitter hashtag by tweeting a meaningless, satirical, or spamlike tweet containing the hashtag. Usage is comparable to googlebomb.
McDonald's marketers were horrified as #mcdstories, meant to solicit positive tweets about experiences at the restaurant chain, was twitterbombed with replies like "I ate a Big Mac and got the shits for 24hrs. #mcdstories"
Twitterbomb by bselig November 7, 2012

twitteridiot 

Noun: 1. Person who uses Twitter to broadcast asinine pronouncements, petty complaints, churlish insults, insane misjudgments, misogynistic rantings, reckless accusations, absurd vulgarities, vindictiveness unlimited, and/or unhinged ravings, seemingly unaware or unconcerned with their veracity, propriety or wisdom.

2. Person who apparently does not realize how Twitter works, and that others much smarter than one's self will be seeing and reading posted tweets and passing judgment on the character of the writer. (Note: Definition 2 does not preclude Definition 1.)
1. That Donald — such a twitteridiot to be tweeting in the middle of the night about trivial slights.

2. Grandpa's a total twitteridiot; he confuses tweeting with private texting.
twitteridiot by I'mTheDoctor2 December 17, 2016
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Salad Days 

green inexperienced youthful judgement and cold blooded execution of those judgements.

Rashness with little concern of consequence.

Antony and Cleopatra. William Shakespeare

"My salad days,
When I was green in judgment, cold in blood."

- William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, 1.5
"How did you end up in jail?"

"Salad days, 'nuf said."
Salad Days by GilbyRFC0 October 7, 2011
Word of the Day on August 28, 2026

age gate 

An absolutely foolproof way to keep minors from viewing content deemed "too mature" for them to watch.
Billy: "So I was trying to watch some videos for an M rated game, and I ran into an age gate, so I put in my real birthday. SOMEHOW it managed to figure out that I am 12. CURSE YOU AGE GATE!!!"

Bill: "Fucking age gate! *quick scroll* THERE! I was born on January 1, 1904. Fuck you age gate."
age gate by Banja January 7, 2011
Word of the Day on August 27, 2026

board chow 

A)
The Crud that collects under the keys in a keyboard. Usually more severe in the keyboards of programmers and webmasters as they tend to spend a lot of time at the the computer and thus eat at their desk. Mainly affecting IBM Model M (clicly) style boards.

B)
Can also be used to gross out Non-Techie people
A)
Bill: want to go to the club?
Bob: No, I've got to clean out my board chow, keys are starting to stick.

B)
Bill: Want to go out to get a bite?
Bob: No, i am just going to have some of my board chow/
Bill: Whats' that?
Bob: The food scraps that collect in my keyboard; Want some?
Bill: *GAG* *HURL* *GAG*
board chow by BinaryHackerMan September 3, 2007
Word of the Day on August 26, 2026

young pup 

a young person, a young adult in their late teens/early 20s.
Ah, you're just a young pup at 23!
young pup by the dog May 30, 2006
Word of the Day on August 25, 2026
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