Etymology

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Today it means: A kill file. Full definition →

First used 1986
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From twit + list.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 1986 A kill file.
  • from 1994 To kill file (a user); to add (a user) to a kill file; to twit.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.