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Twixter vs Twitter - What's the difference?

twixter | twitter |

As a noun twixter

is a young adult who has yet to adopt typical adult behaviours.

As a verb twitter is

(ambitransitive|internet) to post an update to ; to twitter or tweet.

twixter

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A young adult who has yet to adopt typical adult behaviours.

    • References

    * [http://www.google.co.uk/search?tbs=bks%3A1&tbo=1&q=%22a+twixter%22&btnG=Search+Books]

    See also

    * adultescent * kidult

    twitter

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The sound of a succession of chirps as uttered by birds.
    • I often listen to the twitter of the birds in the park.
  • Unwanted flicker that occurs in interlaced displays when the image contains vertical detail that approaches the horizontal resolution of the video format.
  • * 1986 , IEEE, Second International Conference on Simulators: 7-11 September 1986 (page 145)
    • Interline twitter occurs on interlaced displays at half the field-rate.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To utter a succession of chirps.
  • * Gray
    • The swallow twittering from the straw-built shed.
  • (transitive) (of a person) To talk in an excited or nervous manner.
  • *
    • it doth not become such a one as you to twitter me.
  • *
  • To make the sound of a half-suppressed laugh; to titter; to giggle.
  • To have a slight trembling of the nerves; to be excited or agitated.
  • (neologism, Internet) To use the microblogging service .
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    • Synonyms

    * (internet neologism) tweet

    Derived terms

    * atwitter