English citations of local

Adjective edit

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  • 1813Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
    Mr. Darcy drew his chair a little towards her, and said, "You cannot have a right to such very strong local attachment. You cannot have been always at Longbourn."

Noun: "(fandom slang, derogatory) a Twitter user who is not a part of Stan Twitter" edit

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  • 2018, Bea Chan, "Like this article and I'll tell you about Twitter games", Hi-Lites (Ateneo Senior High School, Quezon City, Philippines), July 2018, page 5:
    In some games, a number of likes results in a reveal of who the person in question is, and if and if the tweet has a hint of controversy, the Twitter locals want nothing more than a reveal.
  • 2018, Max Ghasserani, "Spill The Tea On A Sister Skinny Legend", The Investigator (Green Valley High School, Henderson, NV), October 2018, page 25:
    Her camera roll is filled with pictures and videos of her idol, she doesn't let any of her friends see her account because "no locals allowed", []
  • 2018, Fergal Smiddy, "The 6 Types of People You Meet on Twitter", University Express (University College Cork, Ireland), 16 October 2018, page 11:
    Locals are characterised by their seeming lack of involvement or ~expertise~ on the platform.
  • 2019, Avin Abelardo, "Deep Dive Into The World Of Troll Twitter Memes", Echoes (University of the Philippines), February/March 2019, page 60:
    Heck, even locals sometimes use GIFs of her when they feel like tweeting with taste.
  • 2019, Una Pasagic, "Stan Twitter: What is it?", Graffiti (North Toronto Collegiate), 20 March 2019, page 36:
    An interaction between 'stans' and 'locals' in their natural habit of Twitter might go something like this:
    Local: Wow he's so pretty UwU. Who is he O.o
    Stan: The locals are back at it again
  • 2020, Dylan Yono, "Twitter stans and superfans", The Michigan Daily (The University of Michigan), 7 October 2020, page 11:
    It contrasts with "local Twitter," stanglish (stan slang) for “normie Twitter” where users follow their real-life acquaintances (locals).

French citations of local