subtweets
Posts without naming
A subtweet is a post on social media, originally Twitter, that refers to someone without directly naming or tagging them.
The practice allows users to criticize, mock, or comment on a person while maintaining plausible deniability about who they mean.
Everyone knew her subtweet was about her ex.
The verb subtweet means to post such indirect commentary.
Subtweets are often passive-aggressive and can spark drama when the target or others figure out who's being referenced.
Unclear, ill-defined
- shadyDisreputable or sun-blocked
- passive-aggressiveIndirectly expressing resentment
- crypticObscure in meaning
- veiledConcealed or obscured
throwing shade · coded · sideways · backhanded · insinuation · innuendo · subliminal · untagged
vague
Unclear, ill-defined
- shadyDisreputable or sun-blocked
- passive-aggressiveIndirectly expressing resentment
- crypticObscure in meaning
veiled · throwing shade · coded · sideways · backhanded · insinuation · innuendo · subliminal · untagged · unnamed
beef
Bovine meat for eating
exposed · messy · toxic · cancel · block · mute · screenshot · drama · gossip · callout
- digital culturesocial media, memes, hashtags, viral content, influencers
- cyberbullyingcyberbullying, online harassment, targeted harassment, doxxing, threats
subtweetsdirect messages
Private online correspondence
open letters · tagging · quote tweets · call-outs · callouts