Twitter terms ("twerms"). Also called "Twerminology." Following is a list of common Twitterese from most popular to least.
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dweet
a tweet written while drunk
TWITTERESE (TWERMINOLOGY)
tweet
a single posting
mistweet
a tweet later regretted
Twitter feed
a stream of tweets
Twitterer, tweeter
tweet writer
co-twitterer
a second person tweeting
on the same account
Twitaholic, Twitterholic
constant user
tweeps, tweeple
writers and followers
tweetup, Twestival
a gathering brought together
via Twitter messages
Twitterati
the most popular tweeters
Twittersphere, Twitterverse,
Twitosphere
the entire universe of
Twitter writers and followers
twittiquette
good manners when tweeting
twam
Twitter spam
too many ads or links
twammer
a Twitter spammer
twaffic
Twitter traffic
twewbie
Twitter newbie
twishing
Twitter phishing scam
(see twishing)
twiller
a novel as a series of tweets
twalking
tweeting while walking or
stalking someone via Twitter
twebay
promoting an eBay item