mistweet

English

Etymology

Noun

mistweet (plural mistweets)

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.
- 2012, Tim Collins, The Little Book of Twitter: Get Tweetwise!:
  The job offer was withdrawn and 'Cisco Fatty' became a legendary mistweet and a cautionary tale for all those who blurt out such thoughts without setting their account to private.
- 2012, Beth Kanter, Katie Delahaye Paine, Measuring the Networked Nonprofit, page 177:
  In a fit of pique, woman at the National Theatre responded with a stunningly inappropriate mistweet, calling Norris a four-letter word.
- 2014, Harvey Thompson, Who Stole My Customer??, page 157:
  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.

Verb

mistweet (third-person singular simple present mistweets, present participle mistweeting, simple past and past participle mistweeted)

To send a mistweet.
- 2013, Aliza Sherman, Danielle Elliott Smith, Social Media Engagement For Dummies:
  Even if you press Delete seconds after you've mistweeted, someone somewhere may have taken a screen shot.
- 2014, Sandra Moriarty, Nancy D. Mitchell, William D. Wells, Advertising: Principles and Practice, page 43:
  Having mistweeted some months earlier, Westpac sympathetically responded, 'Hey @nab know the feeling'.
- 2014, Deborah Gonzalez, Managing Online Risk: Apps, Mobile, and Social Media Security, page 66:
  If you mistweet, misfire or misrepresent then take the time to think of an appropriate response.