[Ads-l] to X-tweet [was: Noun: Hump day]

[Barretts Mail]

In the quoted email below, Garson O’Toole uses the verb “to x-tweet.”

Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter#Rebrand_to_X) cites Elon Musk calling ’Twitter” “X/Twitter” as early as June 30 of this year. I found only two citations of “x-tweet” on Google, though I searched only for “x tweeted” and “x tweeting”:

1. Alex Segura, Lisa Jewell & SA Crosby Write Adult Marvel Crime Novels
1 Aug 2023
Rich Johnston 
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/alex-segura-lisa-jewell-sa-crosby-write-adult-marvel-crime-novels/

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SA Cosby X/tweeted "Sweet Christmas!!!! 
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“to xeet” (many instances are on the internet) is earlier on the page:

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On X/Twitter, Seguar tweeted/xeeted "I'm writing a DAREDEVIL CRIME NOVEL. 
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2. Republican presidential debate at UA will compete with distractions
24 Nov 2023
Jim Zeigler
https://1819news.com/news/item/republican-presidential-debate-at-ua-will-compete-with-distractions

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It will be front and center of the ever-nearer presidential election cycle. It will be nationally televised, streamed, X-tweeted, and covered by national and international news media.
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Benjamin Barrett (he/his/him)
Formerly of Seattle, WA

> On Nov 30, 2023, at 04:26, ADSGarson O'Toole <adsgarsonotoole at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
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> Today, Barry Popik x-tweeted a citation for "hump day" dated March 24, 1957.
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> https://twitter.com/barrypopik/status/1730123256860914156
> https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-idaho-statesman-hump-day-wednesd/136024366/


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