Friday, November 30, 2007

OMG! You speak Twitter?!










Please leave your own entries for the Twitionary as a comment. I'll be sure to add them.

Benetwit - When Tweeps get to getter and twit for charity like the Dutch did for OLPC (articel is in dutch)

Internet slang for grown-ups, the Twitionary:

Twachos
- Men who brag about.. you know.. practically anything on Twitter.

Twaiting
- Twittering while waiting (for something interesting to happen so you truely have something to twitter about).

Twaffic
- Twitter traffic or twittering while in traffic. Be sure not to cause Twitcidents.

Twat
- An unfrequent tweeting twitterer who is just on twitter to try and conquer the Geek factor, aka a wannabe.

Tweeder
- Someone who sends RSS Feeds directly into Twitter without further info, could also be considered a Tweeterbox.

Tweekend
- Spending your entire weekend reading and posting Tweets, which (again) probably means you should find something to do so you actually have something to twitter about.

Tweepish
- Feeling sheepish or regretful about something you tweeted, happened to me quite a few times after Twitterborrels...

Tweeps
- Twitterers that follow each other, just hanging with your tweeps.

Tweet(ing)
- Posting on Twitter.

Tweetaholism
- Twitter as an addiction that is difficult to control, we all know we have a problem, we are all tweetaholics...

Tweet-back
- Feedback on a current tweet or tweetversation.

Tweet-dropping
- Eavesdropping on tweeps a.ka. lurking.

Tweeterboxes
- Twitterers who tweet too much, like spammers or Twitterers who are over-enthusiatic about their pointless actions or boring day.

Tweetheart
- Your special Twitter sweetheart, don't forget to use that on Valentinesday!

TweetIn
- Twitterers get together at an agreed time to twitter. This happens a lot in my Twitospehere when Pauw & Witteman is on tv.

Tweetreader
- A piece of software that can be used to follow the tweets of your Tweeps.

Tweets
- Posts on Twitter by Twitterers.

TweetUp
- When Twitterers meet in person. Like on Twitterborrels.

Tweriffic
- Pretty obvious...

Twiccups
- When Twitter is having hiccups.

Twitch
- Getting the urge to tweet. Also one of the first symptoms of Tweetaholism.

Twit and Run
- Quick update and checking of tweets before you get back to what you were supposed to do.

Twitcidents
- Twitter related incidents or accidents. Happens a lot to Dutch Twitterers who tweet while on their bikes, in twaffic. See you'll get the hang of it!

Twicket
- Traffic fine due to twittering while driving (twaffic, very good!).

Twitetiquette
- How to behave on twitter, which I must say differs per culture. I do prefer the word Twittiquette however.

Twitfession
- A confession made on Twitter.

Twitfessional
- A professional Twitterer like @erwblo, when this article was written he was up to 12,619 tweets.

Twithead
- Somebody who is full of twit..

Twitionary
- This list. In Dutch: Twoordenboek

Twitlight Zone
- Tweets that are written & sent but never appear, in any timeline, what so ever.

Twitmocracy
- When you adopt your behaviour and tweets to your tweeps.

Twitnick
- A picnic-like gathering in a parc, on a beach, where ever, aas long as it includes your tweeps.

Twitnit
- Having an opinion about Twitter without having at least 3 months experience

Twitosphere
- Community of Twitterers.

Twitsale
- Sale made through Twitter. Or purchase made because of advice you got on Twitter.

Twitset
- Couple who met through Twitter.

Twitreporter
- Tweets by twitterazi who are attending an event, watching a concert or sportcontest, live or on tv. Or on a twitter backchannel, tweetchannel.

Twitphoria
- The elation you feel when a friend adds you back, whoohoo Twitworking can begin!
Twitspotting - Spotting one of your tweeps in the real world and tweeting about it.

Twittable
- When something is worth mentioning on twitter, it's twittable.

Twittastic
- Fantastic, wonderful, superb tweets.

Twitterazi
- Dutch petname for Twitterers in my Twitosphere.

Twitterborrel
- Dutch TweetUp, usually involves alcohol.

Twittercal mass
- A community that has achieved a critical mass of twitterers.

Twittereject
- 1. Rejecting followers 2. A rejected follower.

Twitterer
- A user of Twitter.

Twitterference
- 1. When Twittering interferes with your work or familytime. 2. When somebody disturbs you while you tweet.

Twittering
- To send a Twitter message.

Twitterish
- 1. Erractic behavior with short outbursts, happens to a lot of Tweetaholics. 2. When tweets sound like gibberish to you. Could happen when you follow a Dutch Person or somebody who's twittering from a Twitterborrel.

Twitterfly
- Being a social butterfly on Twitter.

Twitteritas
- Women who play with their Tweeps.

Twitterject
- Interject your tweet into an existing conversation in the real world.

Twitterlooing
- Twittering from a bathroom, F.Y.I. I feel it's very inappropriate.

Twitterloop
- To be caught up with friend tweets and up on the conversation.

Twitterpated
- To be overwhelmed with Twitter messages.

Twitterping
- When your tweeps improve your ability to create a interactive concept.

Twitterrhea
- Sending too many Twitter messages a.k.a being a Noisy Person.

Twitterstream
- The Twitter timeline, but I prefer Tweetline.

Twittertude
- Bad Twitter attitude.

Twitticisms
- Witty tweets, like those of @rotjong.

Twittcrastination
- Twittering as a form of procrastination.

Twit-spotting
- Spotting of famous twitterazzi .

Twitsomnia
- Twittering due to inability to sleep OR suffering from insomnia because you can't stop reading tweets.

Twitworking
- Networking with Twitterers using Twitter, or using Twitterborrels to add more Twitterers to your list.

Twitversation
- Dutch style of twittering, holding complete conversations on Twitter.

Twoogling
- Instead of googling, asking on Twitter. Usually more effective. I sometimes moonlight by being a Twitter PA.

Twoop
- Scoop first heard/posted on Twitter.

A twull day
- When your day is so dull you have nothing to tweet about, but twitterlooing and you don't want to do that!

Twurker
- Someone with a Twitter account that reads but doesn't write.

Twypo
- Twitter type error, we all make them.

15 comments:

Anonymous said...

:) Leuk, je gebruikt ze toch niet dagelijks heh, al die termen.

Anonymous said...

Helemaal geweldig! Zo leer ik ook nog eens iets nieuws.

Anonymous said...

Wat leerzaam!
Nederlandse twitteraars (azi) zijn ook erg aardig want ze hebben nog nooit gezegd dat ik met mijn twintig tweets per uur een twitterbox ben :-)

Anonymous said...

Wat dacht je overigens van Twitset (een relatie onstaan via twitter) of Twitsell (een verkoop tot stand gekomen via Twitter)

Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten said...

I Twigged it: http://digg.com/tech_news/We_now_have_a_Twitionary

Anonymous said...

tweeples - twitter people (my friends & followers)
twitterati - those in the know

Anonymous said...

Twit-spotting: spotting of famous twitterazzi like @erwblo

Twitnit: Having an opinion about Twitter without having at least 3 months experience

Twitnit-spotting: spotting of famous twitnits like @ruuddelangen

SerenityLife said...

Thank you for the lesson! I will have to refer back. I follow you on twitter but I am not familiar with your native tongue. I will be learning.

Me: http://twitter.com/JennTaFur

Merry Xmas!

Arne said...

Mooie lijst. Eindelijk goed twoordgebruik voor twitter.

Naomi Silver said...

LOL Found out about this from Gerard from Amsterdam on Twitter when I asked what the singular of Twitterati was. Thanks for giving me a major laugh today!

Anonymous said...

Twittermittent - Described the usage habits of people only using Twitter around events, like SXSW, before returning to their normal routine, for which Twitter is far too distracting.

Anonymous said...

Twoddler - Someone who is past the first few tweets that separate the wannabes from the dedicated, is discovering the Twitter environment and is growing towards being a full grown member of the Twitterazi (which you are once you twitter all through the day without even noticing yourself sometimes).

Anonymous said...

nieuwe twitter interface: twitterface

jill said...

Tweegomaniac - one who tries to get famous people to respond for the egoboo involved.

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