tweetstorm
tweetstorm Lexical Profile
tweetstorm Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A series of many related posts made in quick succession by a single user on the social media platform Twitter (now X) to express a lengthy thought or argument.
"The journalist published a twenty-part tweetstorm detailing the findings of her investigation."
A sudden, intense surge of activity, outrage, or discussion on Twitter surrounding a particular topic or controversy.
"The company's poorly worded announcement sparked an immediate tweetstorm from frustrated customers."
• verb
To post a rapid succession of connected messages on Twitter (now X) on a single topic.
"He spent the entire afternoon tweetstorming his reaction to the new policy proposal."
Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in the early 2010s as a compound of 'tweet' and 'storm', popularized in 2014 by venture capitalist Marc Andreessen to describe a rapid, numbered sequence of posts on Twitter.
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