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description: "subtweet: To indirectly criticize someone online without naming or tagging them. Example: \"That vague post was clearly a subtweet.\" Meaning and usage."
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# subtweet

Gen Z[#internet](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/internet/)

**Meaning.** To indirectly criticize someone online without naming or tagging them.

See it in a sentence

That vague post was clearly a subtweet.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z · this one

    subtweet

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

    No word for this one yet.

- Gen X

    No word for this one yet.

- Boomer

    No word for this one yet.

- Plain English

    to indirectly criticize someone online without naming or tagging them

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## Related slang

- [SO](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/so/): Acronym for 'shout out' or for 'significant other.'
- [stan](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/stan/): To be an intensely devoted fan of someone or something.
- [TBH](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/tbh/): Acronym for 'to be honest,' prefacing a candid opinion.
- [TF](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/tf/): Abbreviation for 'the f---,' used for shock or emphasis.

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