Toot = Tiny Outburst of Text

I've been toying with something Twitterish lately, and thought I needed a different word to describe the central social object. So, I started using toot, which means "tiny outburst of text". Of course, I started by making fart jokes to myself before that expansion appeared in my head. But, I think it's fun.

Toot is a white-label term for "tweet" that's not as dry as "microblog post" or "status update". It makes me giggle, which is important when you're coding for the hell of it. It would tickle me if toot caught on, didn't get trademarked, and everyone had a giggle too.

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