quote tweet meaning: definition, quotations

quote tweet

noun

Internet A retweet posted with additional commentary by the retweeter.

My most liked post is a quote tweet of the president's Arbor Day greetings in which I insinuated that shrubs should also have a holiday.
After being asked if she was driving, she responded with a quote tweet, saying "omg no!!! It was just my mom. My moms car. I rushed to the scene to be by her side becuz she was alone."2016 August 4, Sagal Mohammed, “Kris Jenner is treated by paramedics after nasty car crash”, in Glamour, archived from the original on 11 Nov 2020:

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I like quote tweets and use them frequently: to tell bad jokes and scream about the news and speak possibly nonexistent small smartphones into existence.2018 May 2, Claire McNear, “How Quote Tweets Helped Ruin Twitter”, in The Ringer, archived from the original on 01 Nov 2020:
Finally, a quote tweet copies the content of another tweet and allows also to add new content. A quote tweet is sometimes called a re-tweet with a comment. In this work, we simply treat all quote tweets as original tweets since they include additional information/text.2020, Yasunobu Sumikawa, Adam Jatowt, “Analyzing history-related posts in twitter”, in International Journal on Digital Libraries, →DOI, page 4:

verb

Internet To retweet a tweet with additional commentary such as a reaction to or joke about the original post.

I made a nice post about my engagement and grandma quote tweeted it with a link to an essay about compulsory heterosexuality. What did she mean?
Last night, Portland Trail Blazers All Star guard Damian Lillard quote tweeted a tweet from Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma regarding their favorite wrestling moves.2018 September 26, “Lillard's favorite wrestling moves: Stone Cold Stunner and much more”, in NBC Sports, archived from the original on 11 Nov 2020:

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Stormzy quote tweeting me makes me a little bit gassed.2018, David Giles, Twenty-First Century Celebrity: Fame In Digital Culture, Emerald Insight, →DOI, →ISBN, page 99:
On October 26th, Zaxby's Twitter account quote tweeted the Popeye's original quote tweet that spawned the chicken sandwich wars of 2019, repeating the phrase "...y'all ready?"2020 October 30, Felix Behr, “Zaxby's just announced its entry into the chicken sandwich war”, in Mashed, archived from the original on 06 Nov 2020: