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0 pointsnonethewiser3y ago0 comments

A toot? That can’t be the real name…

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4ggr03y ago· 2 in thread

tweet only sounds normal because we're used to it.

That’s not the only difference. “Tweet” had a preexisting definition that’s pleasant: a bird’s chirping.

“Toot” is slang for a fart.

4ggr03y ago

"tweeting" apparently means "to suck your own cock", which describes Twitter pretty well :) /s

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