My friend Alex almost always signs off Twitter of an evening with a goodnight message. They tickle me, these tweets, because in them she regularly invents new words to refer to her collective followers. No pedestrian “tweeps” for Alex.
Among my favorites:
Goodnight, Tweepsicle
…Tweetson (sometimes Tweeterson).
… Twitches
… Tweepsies
… Tweetiepop
… Tweetifer (sometimes Tweetipher)
… Tweetypie
… Tweetbitches
… Tweetsicle
She’s also the only one who’s ever gotten away with calling me “Arleney,” but somehow it makes sense when she says it.
What are your favorite terms for people on Twitter?