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Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn excessively long thread on a social media platform.
Origin
Compound of hell + thread. Compare hellsite. Popularized in the social network Bluesky around 2023.
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hellthread. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hellthread
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