subtweet

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
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Millennial
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Gen X
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Boomer
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Plain English
to indirectly criticize someone online without naming or tagging them

Acronym for 'shout out' or for 'significant other.'

To be an intensely devoted fan of someone or something.

Acronym for 'to be honest,' prefacing a candid opinion.

Abbreviation for 'the f---,' used for shock or emphasis.