tuitaço

Portuguese

Etymology

From tuíte +‎ -aço.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tu.iˈta.su/ [tʊ.iˈta.su], (faster pronunciation) /twiˈta.su/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tu.iˈta.su/ [tʊ.iˈta.su], (faster pronunciation) /twiˈta.su/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /tu.iˈta.so/ [tʊ.iˈta.so], (faster pronunciation) /twiˈta.so/

Noun

tuitaço m (plural tuitaços)

1. (Brazil, Internet) manifestation made through a wave of tweets en masse, usually with a common hashtag
   • 2021, “Tuitaço contra Salles pede saída de ministro e reúne famosos e políticos”, in UOL Notícias‎^[1]:

     Um tuitaço contra o ministro do Meio Ambiente, Ricardo Salles, figura no topo dos trending topics do Twitter desde a manhã de hoje e reúne diversos políticos e famosos críticos da política ambiental do governo de Jair Bolsonaro.

     A wave of mass tweets against the Minister of the Environment, Ricardo Salles, has been at the top of Twitter's trending topics since today morning, with the participation of numerous politicians and celebrities critical of the environmental policy of Jair Bolsonaro's government.

Related terms

• tuitar