"twitlist" meaning in All languages combined

See twitlist on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-twitlist.wav Forms: twitlists [plural]
Etymology: From twit + list. Etymology templates: {{com|en|twit|list}} twit + list Head templates: {{en-noun}} twitlist (plural twitlists)
  1. (Internet slang) A kill file. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Usenet
    Sense id: en-twitlist-en-noun-BuDu3~X- Disambiguation of Usenet: 56 44 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 57 43

Verb [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-twitlist.wav Forms: twitlists [present, singular, third-person], twitlisting [participle, present], twitlisted [participle, past], twitlisted [past]
Etymology: From twit + list. Etymology templates: {{com|en|twit|list}} twit + list Head templates: {{en-verb}} twitlist (third-person singular simple present twitlists, present participle twitlisting, simple past and past participle twitlisted)
  1. (Internet slang, transitive) To kill file (a user); to add (a user) to a kill file; to twit. Tags: Internet, transitive
    Sense id: en-twitlist-en-verb-vVBTBkog Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46

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