great tweep
- noun
- Slang
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gran tweep
- After I posted my story, a great tweep helped it go viral by sharing it widely.
Examples
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She's always supportive and positive online; she's truly a great tweep.
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I follow many great tweeps on Twitter.
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It's nice to connect with a great tweep who understands your interests.
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Sarah is a great tweep!
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After I shared my post, a great tweep boosted it by retweeting to their followers.
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Connecting with a great tweep can really enhance your Twitter experience.
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He's a great tweep who always supports my tweets with encouraging comments.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward adjective + noun combination: 'great' (excellent) modifies 'tweep' (a Twitter user), so the overall meaning 'an especially good or friendly Twitter user' follows directly from the constituents. Although 'tweep' is slang, the compositional pattern is standard and therefore a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the phrase meaning.
Etymology
The expression great tweep comes from Twitter: a tweep is a person who writes or shares a tweet. Imagine someone who always shares helpful posts and supports others online; that friendly supporter is a great tweep, so the phrase means 'an especially good or friendly follower or user on Twitter'.
