mistweet
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A tweet (message sent on X or (formerly) Twitter) that should not have been sent, such as one that is inappropriate, embarrassing, sent in error, etc.
verb
To send a mistweet.
Example Sentences
- "The job offer was withdrawn and 'Cisco Fatty' became a legendary mistweet and a cautionary tale for all those who blurt out such thoughts without setting their account to private."
- "In a fit of pique, woman at the National Theatre responded with a stunningly inappropriate mistweet, calling Norris a four-letter word."
- "The dangers of a mistweet or a mea culpa “about Face” on Facebook are not limited to business owners or senior executives with impaired public relations skills."
- "Even if you press Delete seconds after you've mistweeted, someone somewhere may have taken a screen shot."
- "Having mistweeted some months earlier, Westpac sympathetically responded, 'Hey @nab know the feeling'."
- "If you mistweet, misfire or misrepresent then take the time to think of an appropriate response."