tweeps
Americanplural noun
singular
tweep-
a person's followers on Twitter, a social media website.
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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
To be clear, the zombie tweeps just sit there, inert.
From Slate • Oct. 3, 2012
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