2009-05-05 :: scc
A twitterism is defined as a word specific to that of the twitterverse; usually formed by adding “tw” to the beginning of a word, or by adding the latter part a word to “twitter”, or “twit”.
Here are 20 common (and not-so-common!) twitterisms:
twitterverse—Twitter+universe.
twitosphere—Twitter+atmosphere.
twaffic—Twitter+traffic.
tweet—a post made to Twitter.
tweeting—the act of posting to Twitter.
retweet—a re-post of a tweet [...]