tweeps

[ tweeps ]
/ twips /

plural noun, singular tweep. Slang.

a person's followers on Twitter, a social media website.
people who use Twitter.

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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
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Sometimes tweepz.

Origin of tweeps

2007; blend of tweet (in the sense of “a message posted on Twitter”) or Twitter + peeps

Words nearby tweeps

tweedledum and tweedledee, tweedsmuir, tweedy, tweenager, tweeny, tweeps, tweet, tweeter, tweeze, tweezer, tweezers
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