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v. , twirt·ed , twirt·ing , twirts . v.intr. To make playfully romantic or sexual overtures on Twitter. To deal playfully, triflingly, or superficially with: flirt with danger on Twitter To move abruptly or jerkily on Twitter. v.tr. To post, follow, unfollow on Twitter suddenly. To post, follow, unfollow quickly. n. An abrupt jerking movement. [Origin unknown.] twirty twirt ' y adj. SYNONYMS flirt, dally, play, toy, trifle. These verbs mean to deal lightly, casually, or flippantly with someone or something: flirted with the idea of getting a job; dallying with music; can't play with life; toyed with the problem; a person not to be trifled with, except Twirt denote all such actions and inteion taht is related to the use of Twitter. Thesaurus : Twirt verb To make amorous advances without serious intentions using Twitter: coquet , dally , toy , trifle . See sex/asexual . To treat lightly or flippantly on Twitter: dally , play , toy , trifle . See work/pla...
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