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subtweet
[suhb-tweet]
noun
(on the Twitter website) a hostile or otherwise negative post that is addressed to or about a particular person but does not mention the person’s username or does not name the person at all.
verb (used with or without object)
to post such a message or tweet about (someone) on Twitter.
I wish she’d stop subtweeting and talk to me in person.
Other Word Forms
- subtweeter noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of subtweet1
Example Sentences
These details are both important and relevant to the figurative subtweet Bravo is sending through “Zola.”
By the way, I don’t think there’s anything in the liberals’ opinion that’s strident—that feels like an entirely unwarranted subtweet.
Compound words are on the rise in the book with deadname, pageview, fintech, allyship, babymoon and subtweet.
“Hours in Silence” is a master class in Drake’s self-eviscerations and recriminations: “There’s three sides to the story, girl/The one you subtweet, the one your group chat gets to read, the one you come and tell to me.”
The US Holocaust Museum, in what was interpreted as a subtweet at Goldberg, wrote: "Racism was central to Nazi ideology. Jews were not defined by religion, but by race. Nazi racist beliefs fuelled genocide and mass murder."
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When To Use
A subtweet is a negative post on the social media site Twitter, targeting a certain person without directly mentioning them or their username.
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