"Weird Twitter" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Weird Twitter}} Weird Twitter
  1. (Internet) A community of Twitter accounts dedicated to satirical, absurdist, or subversive humor. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Comedy, Internet, Twitter
    Sense id: en-Weird_Twitter-en-name-XUDz-KNy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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