a written statement on Twitter intended to be seen and retweeted by one’s followers expressing your regret for having done or said something that is being criticized. Usually the only public statement of regret and used to protect a brand or product.
U.S. Airways sent an afollowgy re “that plane crash” photo.
Submitted by: Keira from Australia on 02/01/2015
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used as an adjective
Jeremy Clarkson did not seem very afollowgetic in his latest tweet about his ‘sleeping [gay] [slur]’.
Submitted by: Keira from Australia on 02/01/2015
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used as a verb
Shia LaBeouf afollowgized profusely, much to Seth Rogan’s delight; Seth kept re-tweeting it. Shia couldn’t stop afollowgizing.