twimmolation

English

Etymology

Blend of Twitter +‎ immolation.

Noun

twimmolation (usually uncountable, plural twimmolations)

1. (neologism, Internet) Public censure brought upon someone by an offensive or otherwise inadvisable Twitter post.
   • 2011 December 7, Allie Townsend, “The Top 10 Everything of 2011”, in Time:

     No, Weiner is not the first person to be taken down by twimmolation, nor will he be the last.

Quotations

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