shtwt

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From SH (self-harm) +‎ -twt.

Proper noun[edit]

shtwt

  1. (Internet slang) The Twitter community of people engaging in self-harm.
    • 2022 August 30, Naomi Nix, “Self-harm posts are surging on Twitter, despite breaking content rules”, in The Washington Post[1]:
      Among the disturbing statistics in the report is that since October, hashtags related to self-harm such as #shtwt,” which is short for “self-harm Twitter,” have increased roughly 500 percent, the report found.