Black Twitter

proper noun

The African-American community on the social media service Twitter.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. The African-American community on the social media service Twitter.

    Funeral arrangements for Black Twitter began in earnest on November 10 when Mikki Boom, a graphic designer who has been a member of the social media platform since 2009, posted a “Celebration of life” flyer to her Twitter page.

    2022 November 18, Jason Parham, “There Is No Replacement for Black Twitter”, in WIRED, →ISSN, archived from the original on 19 Nov 2022
Cite this entry
APA

Black Twitter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Black%20Twitter

MLA

“Black Twitter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Black%20Twitter. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Black Twitter,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Black%20Twitter.

Source: Black Twitter on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.