Thoughts Which I Think They Enjoy Reading (“Twitter” backronym)
Twitter, an online social networking service, is not an acronym, although many backronyms (back acronyms) have been made ending in "they enjoy reading." "TWITTER = Thoughts Which I…
Twitter, an online social networking service, is not an acronym, although many backronyms (back acronyms) have been made ending in "they enjoy reading." "TWITTER = Thoughts Which I…
A "thumbsucker" is not a reported news story, but rather is a "news analysis" or a "think piece." According to the 1980 citation (below): "When a reporter…
Politico is a website that specializes in American politics. Charles P. Pierce of Esquire magazine has dubbed it "Tiger Beat on the Potomac" since 2912. Tiger Beat is a teen fan magazine…
Times New Roman is a popular serif typeface that was originally used on The Times newspaper in London in 1931. Times New Ramen is a joke font of ramen noodles. The font was illustrated on flickr in…
The New York (NY) Times has been called the "(news)paper of record" since 1924. Some critics claim that the Times distorts facts and should not be relied upon as the true, accurate…
nin progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: The Daily TelegraphThe Daily Telegraph is a broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed across the United Kingdom and…
A "truth bomb" is an attack of the truth (or what one believes to be the ruth) upon an enemy. "Truth bomb" and "T-bomb" were cited in print in 1950, in the hydrogen…
WordPress (WP) is a free and open-source content management system. People who dislike WP have called it "TurdPress" or "Turd Press." "Turdpress" was posted on the…
WordPress (WP) is a free and open-source content management system. People who dislike WP have called it "TurdPress" or "Turd Press." "Turdpress" was posted on the…
Twitter is an American microblogging and social networking service. Many people have used the nickname "Twatter" (twat + Twitter) for both Twitter and its users. "Is wondering if he…
"Twatzi" (Twitter + twat + Nazi) is used to describe an oppressive Twitter (a social networking service), or an oppressive person using Twitter. "Twitter Nazi=twatzi" was posted…
"Twidiocracy" (Twitter + idiocracy) was coined by Matt Labash in The Weekly Standard on May 6, 2013, "The Twidiocracy: The decline of Western civilization, 140 characters at a…
"Twitmo" (Twitter + Gitmo) is a name for Twitter jail. People who Twitter concludes have violated its rules face account restrictions. "Gitmo" (the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base)…
Entry in progress -- BP Wikipedia: TwitterTwitter is an American microblogging and social networking service on which users post and interact with messages known as "tweets". Registered…
A press corps (such as the White House press corps) often simply repeats what a government administration declares, without additional reporting. Members of a lazy press corps have been derided as…
"Urinalist" (urine/urinal + journalist) is a derogatory term used by someone who doesn't think much of journalists. "Urinalist" has been cited in print since at least 2000…
YouTube is an American video-sharing website that began in February 2005. In November 2006, Google purchased YouTube. Some of those who have criticized Google's operation of YouTube have…
"Vaticanista" is an Italian word meaning a news correspondent in Vatican City who reports on the Holy See. The term "Vaticanista" (also "vaticanista") usually appears…
"Vintage media" means media of the past, such as newspapers, magazines and major television networks. The term "vintage media" was used several times in August and September…
The Wall Street Journal has been a financial newspaper since its founding in 1889. Many newspapers that are called "journal" are unflatteringly nicknamed "urinal," and The Wall…