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Twitter Description Guy refers to jokes made about the plight of the employee at Twitter tasked with providing context on trending hashtags and topics on the site. Many of the jokes imagine him as beleaguered after trying to explain frivolous topics trending on the site. In many jokes, the man is depicted using the Coraline Dad image.

Origin

On September 1st, 2020, Twitter announced it would be adopting a new system to help clarify trending topics.[1] Words on the trending bar would feature descriptions explaining the general gist of why something was trending, and clicking the trending topic would take you to a curated list of tweets relevant to the discussion. The first post to poke fun at the "Twitter Description Guy" was posted October 20th, 2020 by user @tubbohoney,[2] who used the Coraline dad image to imagine the employee having to write a description for another Corpse Husband trending topic (shown below).

crimzie minecraft ſ_ſ 000 @tubbohoney the twitter hashtag description guy seeing the 4th corpse hashtag trending in a day hHIGA STATE

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Over the following months, jokes about the plight of the Twitter description guy grew more popular alongside trends users felt were frivolous. For example, on January 5th, 2020, user @sunsetkarl[3] tweeted a picture of Coraline's Dad to symbolize the Twitter Description Guy writing about why Panic! at the Disco singer Brendon Urie was trending (users were blaming him for historical atrocities he didn't commit), gaining over 1,000 retweets and 13,000 likes (shown below, left). User @702Sicario[4] posted a joke about the Twitter Description Guy reading about the Armie Hammer Controversy, gaining over 460 likes (shown below, right).

F--- ## forest misses george 000 @sunsetkarl OREAM the twitter description guy trying to figure out why brendon urie is trending HIGA STATE 11:26 PM · Jan 5, 2021 · Twitter for iPhone
Sicario 000 @702sicario The Twitter description guy scrolling through the Armie Hammer tweets rn 11:30 PM · Jan 10, 2021 · Twitter for Android

Thanks to the numerous descriptions Twitter has provided since implementing their policy, the hashtag #ThankYouTwitterDescriptionGuy has been used to voice appreciation for the service providing context on numerous trending topics. User @coucou_lou[5] wrote #ThankYouTwitterDescriptionGuy about descriptions regarding One Direction topics, gaining over 40 retweets and 240 likes (shown below, left). User @SnazzyNova[6] used the hashtag to discuss the Twitter Description Guy talking about Dream on the platform, gaining over 260 likes (shown below, right).


chrissy O's elodie #TCOE 000 @coucou_lou since #ThankYouTwitterDescriptionGuy is trending, thank you Twitter Description Guy for dealing with us during 2020 and giving us these beautiful gems 2. Pop · Trending #bluegreenerandproud Pop · Trending harry tomlinson Bluegreeners, aka devoted fans Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson's friendship, aren't afraid to share their feelings for the former One Direction bandmates Larries debate whether a One Direc marriage would result in a Harry Ton Louis Styles 7,843 Tweets 37.2K Tweets Pop · Trending Trending in United States #OhWaitltWasHarry LOUIS THE FISH Fans (aka 'Larrys') who 'ship' Harry Styl Harry Styles fans are celebrating after t Louis Tomlinson are using #OhWaitltWa account of the fictional island of Eroda, argue that the two former One Directiol music video of the singer's track Adore are closer than Louis is with his lonatim based, liked a Tweet referencing the po theory that the song is inspired by the p 6,747 Tweets book Louis The Fish 12:36 AM · Jan 1, 2021 · Twitter for iPhone
Nova 000 @SnazzyNova #ThankYouTwitterDescriptionGuy the twitter description guy seeing dream on the trending tab everyday 10:46 PM · Dec 31, 2020 · Twitter for Android

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nessie Y is a lil ia 00 @nessiemonsterwa the twitter description guy watching #kanyeiplier trend NaHIGA STATE 11:24 PM · Jan 2, 2021 · Twitter Web App 0...:
A piece of blue glass moon @StellaNoxEclair 000 Twitter description guy barely hanging on at this point Trending in United States 000 matpat There's a newfound appreciation for YouTuber MatPat's attractiveness after some older photos emerge 7,739 Tweets 3:14 PM · Jan 5, 2021 · Twitter Web App
Cherry YZAYN DAY @NewAngelNiallL 000 the twitter description guy rn vs. corpse fans #happybirthdaycorpse #onlybreath HAPPY TRTHPAY HIGA STATE 7:52 PM · Jan 10, 2021 · Twitter for iPhone IL
mae Y 30, -50 @kaidawastaken 000 i know the twitter description guy watch the animatic after writing this and loved it 3. Arts & culture · Trending #SADistAppreciation Fans of the Dream SMP are sharing their appreciation for YouTuber SAD-ist after the creator released a new animation based on the Minecraft server's storyline, titled Dawn of 16th 9,045 Tweets 1:56 AM · Jan 6, 2021 · Twitter for iPhone
june i (on follower limkt rn :(() @junewahh 000 twitter description guy trying to figure out why brendon urie is trending Mmecraft? 12:01 AM · Jan 6, 2021 · Twitter for iPhone
Adobe Flash is Better Than @AdobeFlashBeats 000 Twitter description guy seeing #dreamsharted trending

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External References

[1] Twitter Blog – Adding More Context To Trends

[2] Twitter – tubbohoney

[3] Twitter – SunsetKarl

[4] Twitter – 702sicario

[5] Twitter – coucou_lou

[6] Twitter – SnazzyNova



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About

Twitter Description Guy refers to jokes made about the plight of the employee at Twitter tasked with providing context on trending hashtags and topics on the site. Many of the jokes imagine him as beleaguered after trying to explain frivolous topics trending on the site. In many jokes, the man is depicted using the Coraline Dad image.

Origin

On September 1st, 2020, Twitter announced it would be adopting a new system to help clarify trending topics.[1] Words on the trending bar would feature descriptions explaining the general gist of why something was trending, and clicking the trending topic would take you to a curated list of tweets relevant to the discussion. The first post to poke fun at the "Twitter Description Guy" was posted October 20th, 2020 by user @tubbohoney,[2] who used the Coraline dad image to imagine the employee having to write a description for another Corpse Husband trending topic (shown below).


crimzie minecraft ſ_ſ 000 @tubbohoney the twitter hashtag description guy seeing the 4th corpse hashtag trending in a day hHIGA STATE

Spread

Over the following months, jokes about the plight of the Twitter description guy grew more popular alongside trends users felt were frivolous. For example, on January 5th, 2020, user @sunsetkarl[3] tweeted a picture of Coraline's Dad to symbolize the Twitter Description Guy writing about why Panic! at the Disco singer Brendon Urie was trending (users were blaming him for historical atrocities he didn't commit), gaining over 1,000 retweets and 13,000 likes (shown below, left). User @702Sicario[4] posted a joke about the Twitter Description Guy reading about the Armie Hammer Controversy, gaining over 460 likes (shown below, right).


F--- ## forest misses george 000 @sunsetkarl OREAM the twitter description guy trying to figure out why brendon urie is trending HIGA STATE 11:26 PM · Jan 5, 2021 · Twitter for iPhone Sicario 000 @702sicario The Twitter description guy scrolling through the Armie Hammer tweets rn 11:30 PM · Jan 10, 2021 · Twitter for Android

Thanks to the numerous descriptions Twitter has provided since implementing their policy, the hashtag #ThankYouTwitterDescriptionGuy has been used to voice appreciation for the service providing context on numerous trending topics. User @coucou_lou[5] wrote #ThankYouTwitterDescriptionGuy about descriptions regarding One Direction topics, gaining over 40 retweets and 240 likes (shown below, left). User @SnazzyNova[6] used the hashtag to discuss the Twitter Description Guy talking about Dream on the platform, gaining over 260 likes (shown below, right).


chrissy O's elodie #TCOE 000 @coucou_lou since #ThankYouTwitterDescriptionGuy is trending, thank you Twitter Description Guy for dealing with us during 2020 and giving us these beautiful gems 2. Pop · Trending #bluegreenerandproud Pop · Trending harry tomlinson Bluegreeners, aka devoted fans Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson's friendship, aren't afraid to share their feelings for the former One Direction bandmates Larries debate whether a One Direc marriage would result in a Harry Ton Louis Styles 7,843 Tweets 37.2K Tweets Pop · Trending Trending in United States #OhWaitltWasHarry LOUIS THE FISH Fans (aka 'Larrys') who 'ship' Harry Styl Harry Styles fans are celebrating after t Louis Tomlinson are using #OhWaitltWa account of the fictional island of Eroda, argue that the two former One Directiol music video of the singer's track Adore are closer than Louis is with his lonatim based, liked a Tweet referencing the po theory that the song is inspired by the p 6,747 Tweets book Louis The Fish 12:36 AM · Jan 1, 2021 · Twitter for iPhone Nova 000 @SnazzyNova #ThankYouTwitterDescriptionGuy the twitter description guy seeing dream on the trending tab everyday 10:46 PM · Dec 31, 2020 · Twitter for Android

Various Examples


nessie Y is a lil ia 00 @nessiemonsterwa the twitter description guy watching #kanyeiplier trend NaHIGA STATE 11:24 PM · Jan 2, 2021 · Twitter Web App 0...: A piece of blue glass moon @StellaNoxEclair 000 Twitter description guy barely hanging on at this point Trending in United States 000 matpat There's a newfound appreciation for YouTuber MatPat's attractiveness after some older photos emerge 7,739 Tweets 3:14 PM · Jan 5, 2021 · Twitter Web App Cherry YZAYN DAY @NewAngelNiallL 000 the twitter description guy rn vs. corpse fans #happybirthdaycorpse #onlybreath HAPPY TRTHPAY HIGA STATE 7:52 PM · Jan 10, 2021 · Twitter for iPhone IL mae Y 30, -50 @kaidawastaken 000 i know the twitter description guy watch the animatic after writing this and loved it 3. Arts & culture · Trending #SADistAppreciation Fans of the Dream SMP are sharing their appreciation for YouTuber SAD-ist after the creator released a new animation based on the Minecraft server's storyline, titled Dawn of 16th 9,045 Tweets 1:56 AM · Jan 6, 2021 · Twitter for iPhone june i (on follower limkt rn :(() @junewahh 000 twitter description guy trying to figure out why brendon urie is trending Mmecraft? 12:01 AM · Jan 6, 2021 · Twitter for iPhone Adobe Flash is Better Than @AdobeFlashBeats 000 Twitter description guy seeing #dreamsharted trending

Search Interest

External References

[1] Twitter Blog – Adding More Context To Trends

[2] Twitter – tubbohoney

[3] Twitter – SunsetKarl

[4] Twitter – 702sicario

[5] Twitter – coucou_lou

[6] Twitter – SnazzyNova

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