Etymograph

English

Twitterrhea

From blend of Twitter + diarrhea.

A blend of Twitter + diarrhea

Proto-Germanic *twitwizōną ‘to chirp’

Proto-West Germanic *twitwiʀōn

Old English *twiterian

Middle English twitren

English Twitter

Ancient Greek δῐᾰρρέω ‘to flow (through), to run (of liquids)’

Ancient Greek διάρροια ‘flowing through, diarrhoea’

Latin diarrhoea

Middle French diarrie

Middle English diaria

English diarrhea

Today it means

noun The act or habit of posting an excessive amount of tweets, often with very little substance or relevance, leading to a flood of content.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Twitterrhea