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     It seems that everyday there is a new hot buzzwords fighting it’s way into the modern lexicon. All Americans use slang in there everyday speech whether they are at work or at home. In these modern times of Twitter, Facebook, and instant messaging, we have all been forced to pack the most information possible in the smallest available spaces. Using abbreviations and acronyms are so widely used that if you don’t learn the latest social communication shorthand, you will be left behind.

Twilf is the new ‘it’ word, and is defined as “Twitter Women I’d Love To follow” and/or “Tweets I’d Like To Follow.” These definitions are contrary to the first definition of a word that is similar to Twilf; “Milf.” I am sure most of us(Americans anyway) are familiar with the term Milf, but don’t get this word confused with Twilf, The to words are different.

 In recent news Sarah Palinwas referred to as a Twilf from Current TV. The news got a lot of attention on the Web mainly due to the fact that most people have never heard of the phrase. When checking into the meaning of the phrase people found a host of sources that explained the word. There are definitions found that range from “One who farts in the bath tub” to “a person who is incompetent.”

The buzz surrounding this new word is currently caused by the simple fact that people want to know what it means and why Al Gore’s“Current TV” Would call Sarah Palin a Twilf. I Like to think That Current Tvhad the intentions of downgrading Sarah Palin, but it backfired. This word becoming mainstream has now caused other people to want to become a Twilf, realizing that being a Twilf simply means to be a twitter that someone would like to follow. Everybody who has a twitter account wants to be a Twilf regardless of gender, race, politics or anything else. After all, nothing makes us feel better than knowing thousands of people are hanging on our every word.