"tweetaholic" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-tweetaholic.ogg Forms: tweetaholics [plural]
Etymology: From tweet (“an entry posted on Twitter”) + -aholic. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tweet|aholic|gloss1=an entry posted on Twitter}} tweet (“an entry posted on Twitter”) + -aholic Head templates: {{en-noun}} tweetaholic (plural tweetaholics)
  1. (slang) A heavy user of the Twitter microblogging service; a person addicted to tweeting. Tags: slang Categories (topical): People, Twitter

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