#хуи [1] [ru], Russian swearword for penis (plural), for a few hours became a global trend. Lenta.ru notes [2] [ru] that the sudden appearance of this hashtag marks the launch of Cyrillic hashtag functionality.
Russia: Popular Curse Temporarily Becomes a Worldwide Twitter Trend
· Written by Alexey Sidorenko
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