@

noun

1. The permanent handle of a user which follows @, chiefly on Twitter.

   “What your @?”

prep

1. At a rate of (so much each).

   “15 items @ $10”

   “@ 80 km/h”

2. At (any sense).

   “@ 20°C”

   “Text message: “im @ school.””

symbol

Etymology: Borrowed from Malay @, abbreviation of Malay atau (“or”).

1. Connecting a person's common name and alias, both of them are legal names.

   “Tan Cheng Bock @ Adrian Tan”

verb

1. To reply to or speak to someone, either online or face to face. (from the practice of targeting a message or reply to someone online by writing @name)

   “Honestly, don't @ me if you don't have anything nice to say.”

   “He angrily @ed me after I made an innocent comment.”