This phrasebook for X (formerly Twitter) can help anyone new to the platform by explaining the slang and lingo in plain English. Use it as a dictionary to look up words or acronyms you don't understand.
Trouble understanding Gen Z slang
Despite the company's name change to X, many old terms persist. Most people still call posts "tweets," for example, and the same goes for "subtweets," "retweets," and other related terms.
@ Sign– The @ sign is an important code on X, used to refer to people. It is combined with a username and inserted into messages to refer to that person or to send them a public message. (Example: @username.) When @ precedes a username, it is automatically linked to that user's profile page.
Block: Blocking means that you prevent someone from following or subscribing to you.
