Phrase guide
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noun
A Twitter user whose account was verified by Twitter as authentic (i.e. not a parody or imposter account) and deemed to be of public interest prior to this system's replacement by a paid verification scheme in early 2023.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, derogatory, sometimes
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: blue check mark, blue tick
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An online troll, provocateur, or grifter who uses a paid account to attract greater attention after the early 2023 change on Twitter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, derogatory
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From the blue check mark badge that was previously displayed beside the names of such users. The second sense derives from the rude behavior from an influx of users who paid for extra features in their Twitter accounts from early 2023 onwards.
