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Twit

Etymology

A recent innovation, first recorded circa 2008. The irregular past tense is formed by analogy with e.g. sat and shat.

Pronounciation

• IPA: /twɪt/

Verb

to twit (third-person singular simple present twits, present participle twitting, simple past twat, past participle twat)

1. (intransitive) To post to the Twitter micro-blogging service.
   • I’m twitting this right now.
   • I twat as I shat in the dead policeman’s hat.

Noun

twit (plural twits)

1. An entry on the Twitter micro-blogging service.
   • I approve of the twits you’d twat while you shat in a hat, and would like to subscribe to your newsletter.

twitter (plural twats)

1. A person who posts to the Twitter micro-blogging service.
   • She lives a second life online as a twitter.
   • I have several dozen celebrity twats on my follow list.