Word of the week: Spookitar

Who's afraid of Twitter?

December 31, 2019 at 4:03PM
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How spooky is your avatar? (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Definition: When people change their Twitter avatar to something scary, they're using a spookitar.

Sample usage: "We understand that scary is trendy, but the really scary thing is that he thinks it's cool to still be using a spookitar this long after Halloween."

Quality: With all the nightmarish content on Twitter, it's got potential.


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James Lileks

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James Lileks is a Star Tribune columnist.

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