The word hashtag is part of the modern lexicon, even earning
a definition in the Oxford
Dictionary. We were recently having a conversation about creating a hashtag
for an upcoming client event. As one team member pointed out, it’s all about
creating a mechanism to track a conversation. Granted, this has to be kept in
the context of social media, and with the limits placed on conversations on
certain platforms (Twitter’s 140 character count for instance), but it seems to
me that the concept of hashtags and hashtagging could easily become about more
than that. So in the interest of wasting time on a Friday afternoon, here are
some potential outgrowths of the use of hashtags to further the proverbial
conversation and expand its fundamental usage and lexicology far beyond
reasonable or practical usage:
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Hashtagology – the study of hashtags and their
use in social conversations
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Hashtagographer – a person that studies hashtags
and probably makes a living as a social media expert. Probably needs a bit more
sun.
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Hashtagimifcation – the point when the hashtag
becomes the thing, instead of the thing that is was originally created to
support
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Hashtagterbation – a series of tweets between a
certain set of people that includes an increasing number of conversational
specific tweets relevant to this conversation only
·
Hashtaggery – the creation of a hashtag to see
how far and wide it travels across social networks (i.e. a Twitterific game of
tag)
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Hashtaganigans – creation of a hashtag
specifically designed to tweek someone else, all in fun of course. For mean
usage, see next entry.
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Hashtagslapped – the twitter version of the
B@!CH slap, only used by “mean girls” and wannabes
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Hashtagvolent – the hashtag to be used to
describe the people who regularly and maliciously hashtagslap others or better
known as people that need a #realitycheck #timeout
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Hashtagtentious – arrogant or pretentious use of
hashtags, used just to show how smart someone thinks they are, or might be
#aintnoeinstein
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Hashtagologist – a combination of connected
hashtags used in tweets that all make a specific point, but when used
independently aren’t very appealing (like a French
Gimlet, when all ingredients are mixed together, it’s a cool drink on
summer afternoon but independently don’t make a lot of sense to drink by
themselves. I mean, who drinks St-Germain?)
·
Hashtagged – when a hashtag is created to call
attention to a specific person or event, or if a person is called out
specifically at an event (e.g., #NorthWest, #DennisRodmanNKorea)
·
Hashtagaphobe – someone, maybe someone
reasonable, that has an unnatural fear of hashtags
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Hashtagaddict – someone that uses hashtags for
everything, including usage outside of social networks #rockstardefinition
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Hashtagelicious – a wonderful new hashtag
created that is just too good not to share or use
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Hashtagitude – when a hashtag is used as the
equivalent of two snaps up (e.g. #WhatHaveYouDoneForMeLately #GetBackToWork,
#Rude, #waitaminutenow) and you know who I’m talking about @JMcDonaldPR
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Hashtagified – mostly used in the Southern
United States, used to mean that a concept has been used to death and is now on
its deathbed
Any and all others are welcome until this topic is
#hashtagified #jumptheshark.
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