noun Internet Slang

tweeple

· noun · internet

Collective noun for Twitter users — the people of the timeline.

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Definitions

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The users of Twitter, taken as a group. A cutesy portmanteau ('tweet' + 'people') that screams 'I joined Twitter in 2009'. Mostly used non-ironically by social-media gurus and ironically by everyone else.

“Morning, tweeple — who's got hot takes today?”
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tweeple In A Sentence

Morning, tweeple — who's got hot takes today?

Origin & Usage

Coined in the late 2000s by early Twitter adopters blending 'tweet' + 'people'. Peaked in usage roughly 2008-2012 before falling out of fashion as Twitter itself matured.

Variants tweepstwitterers

People Also Ask

What does tweeple mean?

Tweeple is a collective noun for Twitter users — the people of the timeline.

How do you use tweeple in a sentence?

For example: "The tweeple were not happy about that announcement."

Where does the word tweeple come from?

It's a blend of "Twitter" and "people."

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