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Meaning of Twibel | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

libel in the form of postings on the Twitter microblogging service

informal, neologism, uncountable

Examples

“The most notorious Twitter libel case, sometimes called Twibel cases, involved rocker Courtney Love.”
“Twitter, for example, has a structure (maximum 140 characters) that encourage^([sic]) such [quick, thoughtless] statements, leading to “twibel” actions.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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