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		<title>20 Twitterisms Explained</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A twitterism is defined as a word specific to that of the twitterverse; usually formed by adding &#8220;tw&#8221; to the beginning of a word, or by adding the latter part a word to &#8220;twitter&#8221;, or &#8220;twit&#8221;. 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 [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A <em>twitterism</em> is defined as a word specific to that of the <em>twitterverse</em>; usually formed by adding &#8220;tw&#8221; to the beginning of a word, or by adding the latter part a word to &#8220;twitter&#8221;, or &#8220;twit&#8221;.</p>
<p>Here are 20 common (and not-so-common!) <em>twitterisms</em>:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>twitterverse</strong>—Twitter+universe.</li>
<li><strong>twitosphere</strong>—Twitter+atmosphere.</li>
<li><strong>twaffic</strong>—Twitter+traffic.</li>
<li><strong>tweet</strong>—a post made to Twitter.</li>
<li><strong>tweeting</strong>—the act of posting to Twitter.</li>
<li><strong>retweet</strong>—a re-post of a <em>tweet</em> made by another to Twitter; often abbreviated to &#8220;RT&#8221;.</li>
<li><strong>retweeting</strong>—the act of re-posting a <em>tweet</em> made by another to Twitter.</li>
<li><strong>twoosh</strong>—the perfect <em>tweet</em>; a <em>tweet</em> which is exactly 140 characters in length, the character limit.</li>
<li><strong>mistweet</strong>—to <em>tweet</em> by mistake; often inappropriately, or incorrectly.</li>
<li><strong>tweepish</strong>—Twitter+sheepish.</li>
<li><strong>twitterrhea</strong>—the act of sending a large number of <em>tweets</em> over a short period of time.</li>
<li><strong>tweeple</strong>—Twitter+people.</li>
<li><strong>twitterness</strong>—contributions made to the <em>twitosphere</em> by <em>tweeple</em>.</li>
<li><strong>tweetup</strong>—Twitter+meetup.</li>
<li><strong>twitophant</strong>—one who repeatedly <em>tweets</em>, or <em>retweets</em> the [current] trending topics to gain more followers.</li>
<li><strong>twitterectomy</strong>—the act of culling the <em>tweeple</em> one follows.</li>
<li><strong>tweetaholic</strong>—someone who is addicted to Twitter.</li>
<li><strong>twitterfu</strong>—the measure of one&#8217;s level of skill using Twitter.</li>
<li><strong>tweetheart</strong>—Twitter+sweetheart.</li>
<li><strong>tweetard</strong>—Twitter+retard.</li>
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Of course, there are <strong>many more</strong> <em>twitterisms</em>&#8230;</p>
<p>Do you have a favourite <em>twitterism</em>, or new <em>twitterism</em>?  Let <a href="mailto:scc@somecanuckchick.com?subject=www">somecanuckchick</a> know!</p>
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