subtweet

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A subtweet is a tweet (or subtoot on Mastodon, subskeet on Bluesky) commenting about someone or some post without including their @-name or replying, so they are not notified.

Articles

• 2013-01-27 Subtweeting: The secret, subtle art of Twitter gossip
• 2014-01-23 The Guardian UK: Subtweeting: what is it, and how to do it well / Talking about someone behind their back on Twitter is complex. What does it take to master the subtle art of the subtweet?

Brainstorming

• submention - see: https://boffosocko.com/2018/01/24/definition-of-submention/

See Also

• Twitter
• snitch tagging
• Voldemorting
• person mention
• person-tag
• dunking
• quote tweet
• https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/subtweet