Definition of TW
TW 
interjection
- acronym for "trigger warning". Used in web-based forum titles as a warning that the contents of a post may trigger people's compulsions, for example: overeating, bulimia, and cutting.
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Last edited on Sep 18 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 18 2012.
verb - transitive
- to include a "trigger warning" in the subject of a post.
Please make sure all of your posts are properly TWed.
- See more words with the same meaning: Internet, texting, SMS, email, chat acronyms (list of).
Last edited on Sep 18 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 18 2012.
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