English
Twitch-speak
From Twitch + -speak.
Formed from Twitch + -speak
Proto-West Germanic *twikkijan ‘to nail, pin, fasten, clasp, pinch’
Old English *twiċċan
Middle English twicchen
English Twitch
Today it means
name A form of chatspeak used by users of the Twitch video streaming website, especially gamers, characterized by the frequent use of emotes.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Twitch-speak