Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗verb
To produce a short high-pitched sound, similar to that of certain birds. · To post an entry to Twitter. · To post an entry to any microblogging site.
intj
used to represent the sound of a bird twittering: twit.
noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryThe sound of a bird; any short high-pitched sound or whistle. · An entry posted on the microblogging service Twitter. · An entry on any microblogging service.
Onomatopoeic of the sound made by a bird. Compare twitter. The social media senses evolved from earlier Twitter update, twit (noun), twitter (verb).
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