retweet

[ ree-tweet ]

verb (used with or without object)

1. to share or forward (someone else's message) on the Twitter social media service and website: I’ll only retweet if I’m also making an original comment. : RT

   I laughed out loud and retweeted the meme to all of my followers.

   I’ll only retweet if I’m also making an original comment.

noun

1. a message that has been shared or forwarded on Twitter: : RT

   the most popular retweets.

retweet

verb

1. to post another user's blog the Twitter website for your own followers

Word History and Origins

Origin of retweet¹

First recorded in 2007; re- + tweet (in the sense “message posted on Twitter”)

Example Sentences

Tweets promoting the antifa lie quickly amassed tens of thousands of retweets.

From MIT Technology Review

Her Twitter thread on her experience got thousands of retweets, and tens of thousands of likes.

From MIT Technology Review

The post received more than 14,000 echoes, similar to retweets on Twitter, and more than 37,000 upvotes, similar to Facebook’s likes.

From Fortune

There were more than 160,000 tweets and retweets that used the terms “Sharpies,” “felt tip,” or “Sharpiegate” over the course of November 4.

From Popular-Science

Instead, users who press the retweet button will encounter to a screen that asks them to provide a “Quote Tweet,” or commentary above the tweet they wish to share.

From Washington Post

Twitter accounts associated with the group promote her YouTube videos, retweet her, and offer praise for pro-Assad commentary.

From The Daily Beast

Although Allen has since deleted most of the conversation, Hopkins has continued to retweet and produce new content.

From The Daily Beast

Her first move was to disable the “retweet cartels,” a setup that automatically retweets from preprogrammed users or hashtags.

From The Daily Beast

Lots of people, including me, retweet articles and links without actually clicking on them.

From The Daily Beast

Tweeting about it provides momentary relief, followed by the brief validation of the retweet.

From The Daily Beast