wheaton

W4H4E1A1T1O1N1
/ˈwiːtən//ˈʍiːtən/

noun

A unit of influence equal to 500 thousand followers on the Twitter microblogging site.

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Meanings

wheaton1

nounwheaton (plural wheatons)

plural wheatons · alternative Wheaton

  1. humorousA unit of influence equal to 500 thousand followers on the Twitter microblogging site.

    One wheaton amounts to 500,000 followers on Twitter.

    2015 October 2, Alex Chernikov, “13 units of measurement to blow your mind”, in IO Technologies

Wheaton2

proper nounWheaton (plural Wheatons)

plural Wheatons · alternative Whedon

  1. A surname.
proper noun

alternative Whedon

  1. A city, the county seat of DuPage County, Illinois, United States.
  2. A city, the county seat of Traverse County, Minnesota, United States.

Origin

Named after Wil Wheaton, and coined by John Kovalic in the webcomic Dork Tower in 2009.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with wheaton

beateneatenKeatonunbeatenEtonsweetenwheatenCretanbesweetenheatenorvietan
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Cite this entry
APA

wheaton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheaton

MLA

“wheaton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheaton. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wheaton,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheaton.

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