retweet

[ ree-tweet ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with or without object)

to share or forward (someone else's message) on the Twitter social media service and website: I’ll only retweet if I’m also making an original comment. : RT
I laughed out loud and retweeted the meme to all of my followers.
I’ll only retweet if I’m also making an original comment.

a message that has been shared or forwarded on Twitter: : RT
the most popular retweets.

retweet

Origin of retweet¹

First recorded in 2007; re- + tweet (in the sense “message posted on Twitter”)

Twitter accounts associated with the group promote her YouTube videos, retweet her, and offer praise for pro-Assad commentary.

Although Allen has since deleted most of the conversation, Hopkins has continued to retweet and produce new content.

Her first move was to disable the “retweet cartels,” a setup that automatically retweets from preprogrammed users or hashtags.

Lots of people, including me, retweet articles and links without actually clicking on them.

Tweeting about it provides momentary relief, followed by the brief validation of the retweet.

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