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Story Times: Word of the week
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Tweeps (Plural noun; informal)
Definition:
A person’s followers on Twitter.
Examples:
• “He told his tweeps he was going to a Bruce Springsteen concert.”
• “Millions of tweeps follow their every tweet!”
• “Phil really seems to be enjoying sharing with all his tweeps.”
• “Lists are helpful to you because it is a great way to curate content and find good tweeps to follow!”
• “And, so, stand by, Jessica, because I put that out to my Twitter people, the tweeps.”
Origin:
Early 21st century: blend of Twitter, the proprietary name of the social media service, and peeps (slang for people).
Published in Dawn, Young World, September 3rd, 2016
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