"tweetstorm" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tweetstorms [plural]
Etymology: tweet + storm Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tweet|storm}} tweet + storm Head templates: {{en-noun}} tweetstorm (plural tweetstorms)
  1. (Internet) A series of tweets posted on the Twitter microblogging service in rapid succession. Tags: Internet, neologism Categories (topical): Internet, Twitter
    Sense id: en-tweetstorm-en-noun-EY4o7b8V Disambiguation of Twitter: 48 52 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English neologisms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 48 52 Disambiguation of English neologisms: 47 53
  2. (Internet) A storm of controversy arising from tweets posted on Twitter. Tags: Internet, neologism Categories (topical): Internet, Twitter
    Sense id: en-tweetstorm-en-noun-1NirVpWF Disambiguation of Twitter: 48 52 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English neologisms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 48 52 Disambiguation of English neologisms: 47 53

Inflected forms

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