Handle

What does handle mean?

Twitter username

A term that stands for a person's Twitter username; integral aspect of Twitter because tweets and retweets are directed at users through their handle; appears with the "@" symbol preceding it.

Example

What's Conan O'Brien's handle?
@ConanO'Brien
Oh, that's a lot simpler than I thought it'd be

Related Slang

TweetTwitter post
TweepsTwitter peeps
TweepleTwitter people
TwewbieTwitter newbie
DweetDrunk tweet

Categories

Social MediaTwitter
Updated March 12, 2014

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