In follow up to my post yesterday on the growth of Twitter I thought it would be interesting to share some Twitter terminology. 

Similar to the Web, Blogging and Wiki, Twitter has also sparked a whole new legion of "new" words. Below a list of 70 interesting ones I have seen. 

Twittonary of Twitter Terms

  1. Twadd - To add someone as a friend to Twitter.
  2. Twaggle - A gaggle of followers.
  3. Twaigslist - To sell something via Twitter.
  4. Twaiting - Twittering while waiting
  5. Twaffic - Twitter traffic.
  6. Twaunt - To taunt someone over Twitter.
  7. Twead - To read a Twitter.
  8. Twebay - To offer something for sale via Twitter.
  9. Tweekend - Spending your entire weekend on Twitter.
  10. Tweeple - Twitter people, Twitter members, Twitter users
  11. Tweepish - Feeling sheepish or regretful about something you tweeted.
  12. Tweeps - Twitterites that follow each other from one online network to another.
  13. Twease - A person who teases people over Twitter.
  14. Twends - Trends caused by Twitter and micro-blogging.
  15. Tweet-back - Bringing a previous tweet conversation back into the current conversation.
  16. Tweet-dropping - Eavesdropping on someone's else's Home Page in With Friends mode.
  17. Tweetaholism - The addiction to continued use of Twitter.
  18. Tweeter - A Twitter user. 
  19. Tweeterboxes - Twitterers who tweet too much
  20. Tweetheart - That special someone who makes your heart skip a beat.
  21. Twitterholic - Someone who is addicted to Twitter.
  22. TweetIn - When a group of Twitterers agree to get together at a set time to Twitter.
  23. Tweeting - The act of posting to Twitter.
  24. Tweets - Posts on Twitter by Twitterers.
  25. Tweetsult - An insult via Twitter.
  26. TweetUp - When Twitterers meet in person in one's home nest.
  27. Twhepherd - The Twitter employee that finds and restores lost followers to your twaggle.
  28. Twexplanation - Sending a nebulousTweet and having to explain it while offline from Twitter.
  29. Twittercal mass - A community that has achieved a critical mass of Twitterers.
  30. Twibute -- To pay tribute on Twitter.
  31. Twis - To dis a fellow Twitterer.
  32. Twisticuffs - Fighting with a fellow Twitterer over twitter.
  33. Twitosphere - Community of Twitterers
  34. Twittastic - Something fantastic and wonderful.
  35. Twittcrastination - Twittering as a form of procrastination
  36. Twitterati - The glamorous A-List Twitterer's everyone wants to follow.
  37. Twitterer - A user of Twitter.
  38. Twittectomy - Unfollowing friends.
  39. Twittering - To send a Twitter message.
  40. Twitterish - Erractic behavior with short outbursts.
  41. Twired - Tired after excessive Twittering
  42. Twitterfly - Being a social butterfly on Twitter.
  43. Twitterject - Interject your tweet into an existing tweet stream of conversation.
  44. Twitterlooing - Twittering from a bathroom.
  45. Twitterloop - To be caught up with friend tweets and up on the conversation.
  46. Twittermaps - A mashup technology that lets Twitter users find each other using Google maps.
  47. Twitterpated - To be overwhelmed with Twitter messages.
  48. Twitterphoria - The elation you feel when the person you've added as a friend adds you back.
  49. Twitterrhea - The act of sending too many Twitter messages.
  50. Twitterrific - A really good Tweat
  51. Twittervision - locates the Twitterer on a map.
  52. Twittsomnia - Inability to sleep due to excessive Twittering.
  53. Twittertories - Clusters of Twittererers that follow and friend each other with little overlap with other clusters.
  54. Twittertude - Bad Twitter attitude.
  55. Twittfessional - A confession made on Twitter.
  56. Twitticisms - Witty Tweets.
  57. Twittilate - To arouse with Tweets.
  58. Twittish - Too skittish to Twitter.
  59. Twittsomnia - Twittering due to inability to sleep.
  60. Twittworking - Networking with Twitterites using Twitter.
  61. Twixt - Can't decide who to Tweet.
  62. Twhiner - A Twitterer who only ever posts whiney, negative Tweets.
  63. Twofor - Replying to two unrelated Tweets with a single Tweet.
  64. TwoingTwoing - To Twitter about wonderful things.
  65. Twlocked - To have Twitter (writers) block.  
  66. Twoops - When you accidentally send a private SMS to Twitter
  67. Twoosh - A full 140 character Twitter.
  68. Twopsies - When you drop things because you are Twittering.
  69. Twurvey - A survey sent out over Twitter.
  70. Twype - To type a Twitter.

I am sure you have heard many other ones. Lets see how many we can find.

Please share ones you know and I will add them to above Twittonary.

Additions Since the Original Post:

Twitterlicious - Something delightful on Twitter (Added by Susie Blackmon-Valley)
Twemendous - Something fabulous that happened as a result of Twitter (Addd by Juliet Johnson)
Twit - Someone who doesn't follow Twitter Twettiquette (Added by Crystal Pina)
Twetiquette - The correct manner to use Twitter (Added by Crystal Pina)
Twitterbation - When you tweet yourself (Added by Juliet Johnson)
Mistweet - A tweet that one regrets later (Added by Rick)
Friendapalooza - A quick burst of friend-adding (Added by DJ of Real Estate Wiki)
Co-Twitterer - A partner that tweets on your Twitter account (Added by DJ of Real Estate Wiki)
Dweet - A Tweet sent while intoxicated (Added by DJ of Real Estate Wiki)
Neweeter - A new Tweeter (Added by DJ of Real Estate Wiki)

 

 
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18 Comments on A Twittonary of Twitter Terms

DEC
29
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Change is good.  Now I just need to stay on top of everything and we'll be in good shape.  Already have spoken with some clients who prefer Twitter - apparently I still need to learn some more vocabulary! @davidhenke

2:08pm • #2
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To be honest, Stefan, I think you've made some of these up, and well done for that, let me say!  They're good fun.

I have yet to find business with twitter, but I have noticed that my website stats are showing considerable increase as result of Twitter.  I guess I can say I'm experiencing twemendous twaffic!

5:35pm • #4
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Ok, I have not heard many of those.  And there are so many little twitterisms...

9:53pm • #5

Twawsome Stefan!!  I am going to put this list my tweetolater so I can twitmunicate better.  Gracias and thank you so much.  Happy New Year!!

Kappy Mann
10:47pm • #6
DEC
30
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Yikes! Twitter overload! Or is that Twooterload? Thanks for the list, Stafan.    @mcfrugal

9:27am • #7
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Twit - Someone who doesn't follow Twitter Twettiquette.

@crystalpina

10:32am • #8
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To Juliet

I really didn't - I sourced them from many different places - the credit goes to all the many loyal Twitterholics.

Stefan 

11:30am • #9
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hmmm... must be, because we got another one today... on Twitter, of course! 

Twitterbation - when you tweet yourself... by DM or otherwise!

I've been wondering today what the Brits will do with twat?  It's most dreadfully rude in London!

@JulietJohnson

 

4:35pm • #10
JAN
01

What about a mistweet. A tweet that one regrets later.

Rick
2:06pm • #11
JAN
02
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Hmm how about these ones?

Friendapalooza: a quick burst of friend-adding

Co-twitterer: a partner that tweets on your Twitter account.

Dweet: tweet sent while intoxicated

Neweeter: a new tweeter

@realestatewiki

Thanks Dad!

If anyone else is interested in using or adding some great articles and information, please check out the Real Estate Wiki!

4:44am • #12
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Thanks Juliet, Rick and DJ.

I have added the new suggestions to the growing Twittonary.

Stefan

9:19pm • #13
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03
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Hi Stefan - goodness, I've been on twitter for awhile now, and didn't know some of these words!  I do now though!  Guess I can stop learning for today...  ;-)    And thanks for the follow, too.

@acummings
Ann

6:00pm • #14
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It's Twamazing, Stefan. I would never have imagined 80 Twitterisms. What a Twittercabulary.

7:45pm • #15
JAN
04
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Requests for Twitter guidelines now posted here.

Stefan 

2:47pm • #16
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Hi Stefan, tweeterific, I never would have thought of of all these.

3:54pm • #17
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Hi Stefan,

Truly amazing that Twitter would actually have it's own dictionary.  I don't do alot with Twitter but my husband does.  It's all so overwhelming and the sad thing is that you sort of have to keep up with the trends.  Thanks for this enlightening post.

Lisa

12:06pm • #18

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