noun
Internet Slang
subtweet
· noun · internet
Posting about someone without naming them so they have to wonder if it's about them.
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A tweet aimed at a specific person without @-mentioning them — close enough that they'll recognise themselves, vague enough that you can deny it. The passive-aggressive house special of Twitter/X. Cowardly when you're losing, devastating when you're winning.
“'Funny how some people borrow $200 and forget it exists' — sis that's a subtweet and we all know who.”
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As a verb: to post such a tweet. Often paired with 'don't @ me' as a pre-emptive shield.
“He subtweeted his own boss and got fired by Monday.”
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subtweet In A Sentence
'Funny how some people borrow $200 and forget it exists' — sis that's a subtweet and we all know who.
He subtweeted his own boss and got fired by Monday.
Origin & Usage
Portmanteau of 'subliminal' + 'tweet', in use on Twitter since the early 2010s.
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