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Published 03 Sep, 2016 07:09am

Story Times: Word of the week

Words are very powerful — so become empowered by enhancing your vocabulary!

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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