Meaning of twoosh | Babel Free

Definitions

A tweet which exactly meets the 280-character (previously 140) limit set by microblogging service Twitter.

Internet, slang

Examples

“Intentionally trying to write a twoosh is almost as challenging as writing haiku, although twooshes do frequently occur on their own!”

“On Friday, the administration also released some behind-the-scenes footage. It shows an aide, deputy director for online outreach Kori Schulman, complimenting the president for what she calls a “twoosh," or a perfect, 140-character tweet (a Twitter swoosh). "Are you proud of me?" he asks. “It was a record for twooshes," Schulman says. "I'm the twoosh master," Obama says.”

“5 a.m. Dubuque time: "Dear friends, I am pleased to get in touch with you through Twitter. Thank you for your generous response. I bless all of you from my heart." It was a twoosh, a Twitter term for a tweet of exactly 140 characters.”

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