@tweetername = a direct (internal) tweet posted to another tweeter
"&YKNI" = and you know it twitteration
. = a dot; punctuation with special meaning in some uses with a tweet; See dot@
# = a hashtag; a hash; to create a group of tweets by topic, making it easier to search particular conversations using T-search
#auslaw = legal references; a hash
#ausmedia = MSM references; a hash
#auspol = political references; a hash
#ausunions = union affiliates; a hash
$$ = dollars; a twitteration
2 = to, too, two; a twitteration
4 = for, fore, four; a twitteration
8 = ate, eight; a twitteration
action (response) = response to a tweet, See twittaction
artwitulate = to discuss or promote or teach someone some proper twitterspeak; See #Artwiculate (which is purporting to do a bit of artwitulation, though the answer to the question what is 'frowsy' proves YBO here!)
ATM = at the moment; a twitteration
AUD = Oz dollar; a twitteration
auspol = aussie political hashtag
Bitly = an application in which you can shorten your links; See Ow.ly; See TinyURL; See Is.gd; See trunc.it
BFN = bye for now!; a twitteration
BRB = be right back!; a twitteration
BTW = by the way; a twitteration
Collapse = proper response to a tweet, twittaction, When in Expand, choose Collapse to return to normal view
co-twitterer = a partner that tweets on your Twitter account; it could be you or it could be him/her
DIY = do it yourself! a twitteration
Direct Message (DM) = send a message directly to another, without it being available to others; Click on Direct Messages then click on New Message then type in follower's name; Note: you can only send a DM to a follower
DM = Direct Message; Note: you can only send a DM to a follower
dot@ = Reply to a tweet is NOT treated as a tweet to all my followers but it can be turned into same by placing a dot before the @tweetername in the Reply
d-tweet (DT) = tweet posted by a drunk tweeter (usually just an excuse for a MT)
ducwic = do you see what I see? a twitteration
DYK = did you know? a twitteration
Email a tweet = proper response to a tweet, twittaction, Choose More, Choose Email Tweet, email in HTML sent immediately; See More(Email)
Embed a tweet = proper response to a tweet, twittaction, Choose More, Choose Embed Tweet, then copy the generated code to your website; it also shows a Preview of the embedded tweet; See More(Embed)
Expand = proper response to a tweet, twittaction, Choose Expand, view Date/Time, no. of RETWEETS, (click on RETWEETS to view all retweeters), no. of FAVORITES (click on FAVORITES to view all favoriters), comments attached; See Collapse
F = a twitteration identifying a favorite in twitterspeak, such as when thanking the originator of the Fav
Facebook =
facebookation = the Facebook rendition of the same concept as appears in another place, as opposed to, for example, a twitteration, a linktination, etc.
Fav = a twitteration identifying a favorite in twitterspeak, such as when thanking the originator of the Fav
Favorite = a twittaction; a response; classify the tweet as a Fav notifying the originator and putting it away on my page to be visited again in the future
FB = Facebook; a twitteration
find = key in a person's name to locate them in the twittosphere (in order to follow them or include them in a List)
FOI = freedom of information
follow = choose a special link to a member found using find and included in following which results in all tweets posted by that member to be also posted to my Home page
follower = a member who registers their interest in me and included in followers and from then on Twitter posts all tweets posted by me also to the Home page of the follower
followers = list of my followers built by Twitter upon a member's registration of their interest in me
following = list of member(s) in whom I have registered my interest and from then on Twitter posts all tweets posted by them also to my Home page
FFS = for fuck's sake; a twitteration
FW = fuckwit; a twitteration
FWs = fuckwits; a twitteration
FWIW! = for what it's worth!; a twitteration
gr8 = grate, great; a twitteration
GOY! = good on you!; a twitteration
HAGO! = have a good one!; a twitteration
HAND! = have a nice day!; a twitteration
HT = heard through; identification of original tweet and/or twitterer; a twitteration
Is.gd = URL shortener; compress that address!; See Ow.ly; See TinyURL; See Bitly; See trunc.it
ICAC = Independent Commission Against Corruption; I shit twitteration
JULIA! = just you leave it alone!; a twitteration
KIT! = keep in touch; a twitteration
KUTGW! = keep up the good work; a twitteration
LGBT = lesbian gay bi trans; a twitteration
LinkedIn =
linktination = the LinkedIn rendition of the same concept as appears in another place, as opposed to, for example, a twitteration, a facebookation, etc.
List = special list built to focus on a particular subject or grouping in the twittosphere
listed = the number who have included you in their lists; See twitterati
LMAO = laughed my arse off!; a twitteration
LOD = light of day; a twitteration
LOL = laugh out loud; PML; a twitteration
LOTO = Leader Of The Opposition; a twitteration
LT = last tweet; a twitteration
member = registered as a member of Twitter
mention = direct @tweetername from following > Actions; similar to Reply from Home
Message = send a message to another; Click on tweeter then click on Go to full profile then put cursor in Tweet to; Alternatively go to Home and type in recipient's tweetername; Note: if a follower follows both of you they will see this Message; See also DM)
MIRL = meet in real life tweet; a twitteration
MLT = my last tweet; a twitteration
More = proper response to a tweet, twittaction, See More(Email), and More(Embed)
More(Embed) = proper response to a tweet, twittaction, Choose More, Choose Embed Tweet, then copy the generated code to your website
More(Email) = proper response to a tweet, twittaction, Choose More, Choose Email Tweet, email in HTML sent immediately
MSM = mainstream media; a twitteration
modifiedTweet = tweet that purports to be a RT but has been modified without knowledge & consent; Note: MT is now being used to identify a MT, a poor alternative to an RT in "" followed by comment.
OMFG = oh my fucking god!; a twitteration
OMG = oh my god!; a twitteration
Ow.ly = shorten URLs, share files & track visits; See Bitly; See TinyURL; See Is.gd; See trunc.it
Oz = Australia; Australian; a twitteration
peep = a special follower who is known to look when I tweet; a real follower
PHO = piss him/her off!; a twitteration
PML = pissed myself laughing; a twitteration
PMO = pissed me off; a twitteration
promoted tweet = Twitter sells the 140 characters published in a tweet as a form of advertising; See Tweepi; See TweetDeck; See tweetings
PT = past tweet; a twitteration
p-Tweet = a politweet; a tweet by a poli-tweeter
poli-tweeter = a political tweeter; a politician or a political aid or a political groupie
post (v.) = a tweeter publishes (posts) a tweet on Twitter
pre$$ = money & power in the press; a twitteration
QT = question time (in the parliament); a twitteration
qwitter = a twitterer who abandons Twitter altogether; See qwitterer
qwitterer = a twitterer who abandons a twittwit session before it loses its twittwit; See qwitter
Reply = proper response to a tweet, a twittaction, Click on Reply, all tweeters are brought over to receive the reply. Usually we reply to the key tweeter with a copy to the others, meaning the key tweeter is at the front, followed by text of the message, followed by other(s)
reportweet = a tweet posted by radio, TV, daily, etc. or by a reportwitterer
reportwitterer = tweeter in CBR working for radio, TV, dailies, with nothing else to do
response (action) = response to a tweet, Reply, Retweet, Favorite, More, More(Email), More(Embed), Expand, Collapse, Retweets, Favorites, See twittaction
re-tweet (RT) = a twittaction; a response; a tweet posted by one tweeter is tweeted again by another tweeter in order to call it to the attention of the second tweeter's followers;
RT = re-tweet; goes to all my (please disseminate)
RTing = re-tweet-ing; may have a different meaning for some Aus retweeters See Australian slang & swear-words;
RWNJ = right-wing nut job
Rules = great place to start!
SBT = still-born twitterer; a twitterer gets under way and then does nothing
snapTweet = a tweet that includes a photo
SRTTT = shit rises to the top; a twitteration
SNAFU = situation normal; all fucked up
Support = See Twitter Support
T@ = direct link (from external) to a particular twitterer
TAL = thanks a lot! a twitteration
t-Credit = @name included in a RT to acknowledge original tweeter
TL;DR = too long; didn't read; a twitteration
TinyURL = an application in which you can enter in a (huge) URL to create a (tiny) URL that will not break in email postings and never expire; See Bitly; See Ow.ly; See Is.gd; See trunc.it
TROW = the rest of (the) world twitteration
trunc.it = an application in which you shorten URLs ; See Bitly; See Ow.ly; See Is.gd; See TinyURL
TTYL = talk to you later; a twitteration
twanker = a weak twitterer whose only interest is to be there; creates so many tweets that are uninteresting, boring, time-wasting, or useless that they can only be considered a severe case of twitterrhea
tweebay = to sell something on Twitter
tweep = using a tweet to reveal your woes
Tweepi = tool helping you to make sense of your Twitter account
tweet (n.) = the 140 characters published in Twitter when a tweeter tweets
tweet (v.) = post a tweet
tweet-back = promise to come back with the information
tweet-in = when a group of twitterers agree to get together at a set time to twitter; See tweet-out
tweet-me = a request; See tweet-U
tweet-out = when a twitterer twitters while out and about, at events, functions, and happenings using their iPhone, etc. See tweet-in
tweet-U = a promise; See tweet-me
tweetastic = excellent
Tweet Button = a button to add to your website to let people share content on Twitter without having to leave the page
TweetDeck = tool designed to make twittering easier
tweeter = a post-er of a tweet; See twitterer
tweetername = an identifier of a tweeter (usually some form of a name) with an ampersand (@) in front of it, used by Twitter to identify the recipient of the Message; See @tweetername
Tweetings = tool designed for twitter clients for iPhone, iPad, Chrome, etc.
tweetheart = lover
tweetup = users of twitter meet up
tweeturn = return to a previous conversation; See tweet-back
tweeturn = return to a previous conversation; See tweet-back
twibe = informal inner circle of Twitterers, followers, not necessarily represented by a particular List
Twilk = put your Twitter followers on your background
twit = See Australian slang & swear-words; usually twits don't twitter
twitpic = application for upload and publication of images for use in tweets
twitsard = list of tweets related to a session of parliament (a hansard of related tweets by one or a number of twitterers) See @crabb Twitsard; See @QandA_Twitsard; See @Twitsard
twittaction = proper response to a tweet, Reply, Retweet, Favorite, More, More(Email), More(Embed), Expand, Collapse, Retweets, Favorites; See action; See response
twittaholism = the tweeter is so addicted to the use of Twitter that their quality of life suffers
twittaholic = a tweeter addicted to continuous use (abuse) of Twitter
twittastrophe = a twittaholic suffers a breakdown in a relationship or loss of job because of their twittaholism
Twitter = home
twitter (v.) = to tweet
twitter (d.) = ABC WorldToday AM/PM
twitter (d.) = National Press Club (Canberra)
twitter (d.) = RN Breakfast (ABC)
twitteracy = high proficiency in the use of twitterspeak
twitterati = the twitterers everyone follows; a huge number in followers or a huge number in listed (or both)
twitteration = an explanation, an explication, or a word or spelling, special because it is or is contained in a tweet; the Twitter rendition of the same concept as appears in another place, as opposed to, for example, a linktination, a facebookation, etc.
twitterbreak = no tweets because I will/have been (purposely) absent, having a rest, doing other things, (but I am/will be back!)
twitterectomy = remove tweeter's names from my Following or from my List(s)
twitterer = a tweeter (of a lot)
twitterfeed = tool helping you feed your blog to Twitter, Facebook and more
twittermob = a mob of tweeters providing a huge number of tweets coming all at once from a wide range of sources, following a creative, interesting, provocative, or offensive tweet
twitterpated = so many tweets arrive that my site becomes unusable, I am so blocked up that nothing comes out; time to carry out a serious twitterectomy
twitterrhea = so many tweets generated by a single twitterer that it becomes uninteresting, boring, time-wasting, and useless; time to unfollow
twitterspeak = the words, phrases, twitterations, etc., useful for proper intercourse on Twitter
Twitter Support (DM) = Click on Message, --> @Support --> message
twitterverse = all tweets anywhere at a given moment in time; can lead to a temporary crash but usually just a refresh will fix the problem
twitting = See Australian slang & swear-words
twittosphere = community of twitterers; all tweeters available to be included when building a List
twittwit = fast tweets that are interesting or funny or hilarious
UMMD = you make my day!, a twitteration
unfollow = following --> Actions --> Unfollow
URTB = you are the best!, a twitteration
UTM = you tell me!, a twitteration
YT = your tweet; a twitteration
YLT = your last tweet; a twitteration
wikimania = political reactionary actions to current significant levels of wikileaks calling for or actioning the closing down of the internet site, action against the entrepreneur (including legal action, commercial/financial actions and cancellation of services, criminal prosecution, detainment, cancellation of Australian passport, even proposed murder) by important political leaders across the world; Twitterers involved in reaction to wikimania (See #wikileaks); Twitter accused of taking part in reactionary action against Wikileaks
wiki wiki mode = conversational mode of address or modus operandi (of a politician) has changed following revelations regarding him/her in wikileaks
WTF = what the fuck! a twitteration
YBO = you're better off, a twitteration
REFERENCES:
25 Twitter Rules To Tweet By
Twitterspeak: 66 Twitter Terms
Twitter Speak - A Beginners Guide