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bashtag

noun

Etymology

Blend of bash (“disparage, criticize”) + hashtag.

  1. inherited from tagge — “small piece hanging from a garment”
  2. formed as hashtag — “hash + tag”
  3. compounded as bashtag — “bash + hashtag”

Definitions

  1. A hashtag used to criticize something, especially one that was intended for promotional…

    A hashtag used to criticize something, especially one that was intended for promotional use but repurposed by users to criticize that which it was intended to promote, or make the opposite point.

    • The threat of a viral video or Twitter “bashtag” takedown has raised the cost of direct manipulation and greenwash.
    • The hashtag became a bashtag and Twitter users were instead using it to share their negative experiences of McDonalds,^([sic]) letting others know about the poor service and bad food they had experienced.
    • Unfortunately, while you like your product, others may feel differently. It doesn't take long for a hashtag to become a bashtag.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for bashtag. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA