birdsite

English

Logo of Twitter

Etymology

From bird +‎ site, referencing the company's logo depicting a blue bird.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɜːdˌsaɪt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɜɹdˌsaɪt/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)d
• Hyphenation: bird‧site

Proper noun

the birdsite

2. (Internet slang) The social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter; typically referred to outside of the platform itself.
   • 2022 November 14, Stephen Shankland, “I Want to Like Mastodon. The Decentralized Network Isn't Making That Easy”, in CNET:

     It's a bit more familiar for people moving from "the birdsite," as Mastodon users often call Twitter.

   • 2022 November 21, Joseph Bernstein, “Chaos on Twitter Leads a Group of Journalists to Start an Alternative”, in The New York Times:

     “I am having a hard time letting go of the birdsite but I was raised by an alcoholic so I understand what a trauma bond is,” the political journalist Ana Marie Cox wrote on journa.host on Nov. 20.

   • 2023, Chris Minnick, Michael McCallister, Mastodon for Dummies, page 75:

     Always remember where you are when you're posting. It's easy to fall into bad habits, especially after spending years on the birdsite, also known as Twitter.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:birdsite.

Related terms

• bird app