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May 15, 2015
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Things Which I Type That Everyone Reads (“Twitter” backronym)

Twitter, an online social networking service, is not an acronym, although many backronyms (back acronyms) have been made ending in "that everyone reads." "TWITTER = Texting What I…

January 3, 2020
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Thirst Trap (Thirst Trapping)

"Thirst trap" is a social media term for when someone posts a statement or a photograph (usually a sexually suggestive selfie) on Twitter or Instagram or elsewhere, creating sexual thirst…

January 3, 2020
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Thirst Trapping (Thirst Trap)

"Thirst trap" is a social media term for when someone posts a statement or a photograph (usually a sexually suggestive selfie) on Twitter or Instagram or elsewhere, creating sexual thirst…

May 15, 2015
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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…

February 28, 2012
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Thumbsucker (a news analysis or think piece)

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…

July 6, 2016
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Tiger Beat on the Potomac (Politico nickname)

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…

August 3, 2016
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Times New Ramen (Times New Roman font + ramen noodles)

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…

January 1, 2011
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Toilet Paper of Record (New York Times nickname)

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…

April 30, 2016
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Torygraph (Telegraph nickname)

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…

December 30, 2015
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Truth Bomb (Truth Bomber; Truth Bombing)

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…

March 14, 2021
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Turd Press or TurdPress (WordPress nickname)

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…

March 14, 2021
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TurdPress or Turd Press (WordPress nickname)

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…

November 30, 2019
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Twatter (Twitter nickname)

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…

January 11, 2018
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Twatzi (Twitter + twat + Nazi)

"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…

April 29, 2013
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Twidiocracy (Twitter + idiocracy)

"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…

July 15, 2021
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Twitmo (Twitter + Gitmo)

"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)…

May 2, 2022
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Twitterette (user of Twitter)

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…

May 3, 2012
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Typing Pool or Stenography Pool (press corps nickname)

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…

October 16, 2012
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Urinalist (urine/urinal + journalist)

"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…

November 17, 2019
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UselessTube (YouTube nickname)

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…

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