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A subtweet is atweetthat is about someone but doesn't explicitly mention them. People use subtweets when they want to discuss someone without bringing the conversation to their attention. For example, a user who wants to rag on Elon Musk may post "EMusk has just about run Twitter into the ground, but here I am anyway."

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