Shuttlecock
Shut"tle*cock`, n.
A cork stuck with feathers, which is to be struck by a
battledoor in play; also, the play itself.
[1913 Webster]
-- From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Shut"tle*cock, v. t.
To send or toss to and fro; to bandy; as, to shuttlecock
words. --Thackeray.
[1913 Webster]
-- From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
First use of the Shuttlecock hashtag on teh interwebs
@120new: "shuttlecock": someone who says/does something idiotic & fails to apologise.
Invented by @andyc: In reference to Mark Shuttleworth's sexist comments at the 2009 LinuxCon in Portland, Oregon, USA