English Explanatory Dictionary

Xitter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Twitter.

Pronunciation

/ˈʃɪtə/ /ˈzɪ-/ /ˈʃɪtəɹ/

Word forms

Xitter

Etymology

Blend of X + Twitter following the rebranding of Twitter to X, motivated by the pronunciation of shitter, with the pronunciation of initial ⟨X⟩ as /ʃ/ potentially influenced by Portuguese or Pinyin, as in the name of Xi Jinping (pronounced /ʃiː/ in English). Compare Xitler (a homophone of Shitler).

Related words

xeet Xitler Xhitter Ukrainian хуї́тер Russian ху́йтер
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