twimmolation
English
Etymology
Blend of Twitter + immolation.
Noun
twimmolation (plural twimmolations)
- (neologism, Internet) Public censure brought upon oneself by an offensive or otherwise inadvisable Twitter post.
- 2011, Allie Townsend, "The Top 10 Everything of 2011", Time, 7 December 2011:
- No, Weiner is not the first person to be taken down by twimmolation, nor will he be the last.
- 2011, Allie Townsend, "The Top 10 Everything of 2011", Time, 7 December 2011:
Quotations
- For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:twimmolation.