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retweet

noun

  1. action to include someone else’s tweet into one’s own timeline
L53011 on Wikidata ↗

verb

  1. include someone else’s tweet into one’s own timeline
  2. reposting of a tweet
L53026 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From re- + tweet.

  1. A message reposted or forwarded in this way.

    You know it's an iPhone or iPad app, but those new to you, who came via a retweet or Twitter search, may not know which platform your app supports.

    According to Stewart's analysis, current case law makes it unlikely a retweeter would be held liable for a defamatory retweet […]

verb

Etymology: From re- + tweet.

  1. To repost or forward another user's message on the microblogging social networking website Twitter.

    Because your messages will be relevant to them, they are much more likely to retweet your messages and recommend that other people follow you on Twitter.

    And the web—particularly social media—provides countless opportunities for intertextuality, chances to recontextualize, retweet, repost, riposte.