Friday
May152009
Word of the Day: May 15, 2009 - twitter
twitter (twit-er) - verb
Twitter means "to utter a succession of small, tremulous sounds, as a bird."
First used in the written form around 1325-1375. From the Middle English verb twiteren, which is akin to the German word zwitschern; and the Old High German word zwizziron. Twitter as a noun ("condition of tremulous excitement") is attested from 1678.
The word has been recently revitalized with the popularity of the website Twitter. Follow me and I'll follow you.


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