In slang, twin means a friend who's just like you: someone whose tastes, opinions and jokes match yours, though you're not related. Twin works both as a way to address someone (hey twin) and as a reaction to a match (you too? twin!). If two people turn up in the same outfit, they say we're twinning. The tone is warm and friendly.
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twin (addressing a friend); you too? twin!; we're twinning (wearing the same outfit)
- you also hate mornings? twin, I can't function before ten
- hey twin, are we still on for the concert on Friday?
- Anna and I wore the same green dress to the party, we were twinning all night
What changed
First versionWe with Kate wore the same jacket today, so we were twinning.
RevisionKate and I wore the same jacket today, so we were twinning.
We with Kate isn't how English joins two people as the subject of a sentence. The pattern is Kate and I, followed straight by the verb. The slang part of the sentence was already right: we were twinning.
Bestie simply means best friend: she's my bestie. Twin stresses the similarity: same playlist? twin. Both are only for informal talk; in Speaking, say my close friend or we have a lot in common.
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You also hate pineapple on pizza? ___, finally someone gets it!
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twin — The other person is glad your tastes match, and that's exactly the twin reaction. Unc teases a friend for grown-up habits and doesn't fit a shared opinion about pizza.
Write to a friend who turned out to have the same strange habit as you. Name the habit and use twin as a reaction to the match.
you also read the last page of a book first? twin, I thought I was the only one
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