Here! Guide To Reading Popular Terms On Twitter

Twitter (Photo by Joshua Hoehne on Unsplash)

JAKARTA - Indonesian Twitter users are increasing every day. According to data released by Hootsuite in collaboration with We Are Social, 61.8 percent of the total population in Indonesia is connected to social media. Of these, 63.6 percent of them have a Twitter account.

Compared to 2020 data, there is an increase in Twitter users in Indonesia by 7.6 percent. The number which confirms the growth of the number of Twitter users in Indonesia every day. However, it turns out that this growth has not been accompanied by optimization of the features that the company has provided.

However, looking at the data released by Social Baker, we can find other facts. In a report titled Social Marketing Report January 2021, the New York-based sales and branding agency found that 49 percent of Twitter users are more comfortable responding to other people's tweets.

In Twitter terms, responses or comments are called replies. Meanwhile, 41 percent of Twitter users only like (Likes) other people's tweets while online via the platform. And the remaining 9 percent prefer to retweet other accounts' tweets.

From this data, it can be concluded that Indonesian users prefer to engage in heated conversations, instead of making their own tweets and making them viral. In addition, this data also shows us how limited Indonesians are in using Twitter features.

Variety of Terms on Twitter

Language is a cultural product that continues to develop. On Twitter, the developments are taking place every day. No doubt, this condition also causes some new users to find it difficult to adapt to this social media platform.

The reason is, there is too much Twitter slang. Meanwhile, learning it certainly takes a long process and time. In fact, it's not an exaggeration if Twitter users have their own usage patterns and customs.

Thus, making the characteristics of Twitter users really different from those of Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok. And this difference is what often makes it difficult for novice Twitter users.

Realizing that this condition is common to novice users, the Twitter account @dwikimic also describes various terms on Twitter. Starting from mutualan, jb.jb, Twitter Please Do Your Magic, and many more.

To make it easier for Twitter users who have just joined, the VOI team has summarized various Twitter slang words and how to use them. So, you can further optimize various features on Twitter for various needs. The following is the description.

Nder: a call for senders or tweet makers. This term is often seen on Kuy's Mutualan autobase account: It means it's like an invitation to follow each other's accounts. Menfess: Stands for Mention Confess. The term used to describe messages that users send via DM (Direct Message) to the JB.JB autobase account: Stands for Join Together. Invitation to reply to tweets belonging to other accounts 2in: Experiences you have had or are currently facing by other people REP: Reply or comment on other people's tweets Mention: Mention other people in posts (Type @, followed by account name) AVA: Avatar, terms on Twitter for CMIIW Profile photo: English Abbreviation Correct Me If I'm Wrong. That is, let me know if I'm wrong. Timeline / TL: Home / Home Spill: A term to express a fact or a story. Cheer, gossip or disgrace RL: Real Life, or real world GC: Group Chat Thread: Threads or tweets in a row. The way to create a thread on Twitter is to comment (reply) the tweets that you make yourself so that they will appear in order. Later, at the very top, there will be a description of "show this thread". Cosplay Account: A fake or fake account that imitates certain public figures. Such as Mail, Jarjit, Memey, characters from the cartoon series Upin and Ipin. Autobase: An account that uploads tweets based on information sent via the DM account. Each user is free to submit content according to the autobase type, as long as the format and rules are correct. Later, the autobase account will upload the tweet without mentioning the name of the account sending the Alter Account: Second account. Usually this account is used to share complaints from the real life of the user. Usually the alter account does not use the original photo of the owner CA: Cyber Account, an account that does not share real life PA: Personal Account, an account that shares photos or videos from activities in the real world FA: Fan Account, fanboy or fangirl account whose contents are only about his idol RP : Roleplay, an account that plays a specific role