tweeps

American

[tweeps] / twips /

Sometimes tweepz

plural noun

Slang.

singular

tweep

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

Etymology

Origin of tweeps

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

Example Sentences

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Thank you tweeps End of 7 years at Twitter! @elonmusk for learnings and energy in last 3 months to improve Twitter & Ads!

From Washington Times • Feb. 22, 2023

"I didn't want to work for someone who threatened us over email multiple times about only 'exceptional tweeps should work here' when I was already working 60-70 hours weekly," they said.

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2022

Twitter colleagues often refer to each other as "tweeps."

From Reuters • Nov. 4, 2022

Coverage of his mercurial 140-character messages has only multiplied since, lending Grassley semi-cult status among politically oriented tweeps.

From US News • Jan. 28, 2015

How to augment my small, proud band of 1,100 tweeps?

From Slate • Oct. 3, 2012

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