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Spanish social-media phrase meaning to retweet or repost someone else's post on one's own profile. "RT" is the abbreviation of "retweet", and "dar RT" (literally to give an RT) is the colloquial equivalent of the verb "retuitear". It was typical of Twitter, now X.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

"«Dale RT a mi publicación para que llegue a más gente», pidió Carlos."

LORE & ORIGIN

Wikcionario defines "retuitear" as sharing again a tweet sent by another user on one's own wall, formed from "re-" plus "tuitear". "Dar RT" is not yet documented in dictionaries; no dated first use found yet.

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Unknown (phrase built on the abbreviation RT of English "retweet"; no dated first use found yet)
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2020s
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