"tweetfest" meaning in All languages combined

See tweetfest on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-tweetfest.ogg Forms: tweetfests [plural]
Etymology: From tweet (“to post an update to Twitter”) + -fest. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tweet|fest|t1=to post an update to Twitter}} tweet (“to post an update to Twitter”) + -fest Head templates: {{en-noun}} tweetfest (plural tweetfests)
  1. (slang, Internet) An episode of frenzied and/or mass tweeting. Tags: Internet, slang Categories (topical): Internet, Twitter

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