Internet slang
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Internet slang (Internet shorthand, cyber-slang, netspeak, or chatspeak) refers to various kinds of slang used by different people on the Internet.wikipedia
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Instant messaging
instant messengerIMinstant message
Many people use the same abbreviations in texting and instant messaging, and social networking websites.
Users sometimes make use of internet slang or text speak to abbreviate common words or expressions to quicken conversations or reduce keystrokes.




Lolcat
LOLcatslolspeakCeiling Cat
New dialects of slang, such as leet or Lolspeak, develop as ingroup internet memes rather than time savers.
The text parodies the grammar-poor patois stereotypically attributed to Internet slang.



Leet
leetspeak1337l33t
New dialects of slang, such as leet or Lolspeak, develop as ingroup internet memes rather than time savers.
Many words originally derived from leet slang have now become part of the modern Internet slang, such as "pwned".

Padonkaffsky jargon
padonkiOlbanian language
It started as an Internet slang language originally used in the Russian Internet community.

Text messaging
text messagetextingtext messages
Many people use the same abbreviations in texting and instant messaging, and social networking websites.









Internet troll
trollingtrollstroll
The notions of flaming and trolling have also extended outside the computer, and are used in the same circumstances of deliberate or unintentional implicatures.
In Internet slang, a troll is a person who starts quarrels or upsets people on the Internet to distract and sow discord
Shorthand
stenographerstenographystenographers
Since 1979, users of communications networks like Usenet created their own shorthand.






Euphemisms for Internet censorship in China
river crabRiver crab (Internet slang)river crabs
An outstanding example is the use of the term river crab to denote censorship.
River crab and harmonious/harmonize/harmonization are Internet slang terms created by Chinese netizens in reference to the Internet censorship, or other kinds of censorship in China.
Emoticon
emoticonskaomojiOrz
Aside from the more frequent abbreviations, acronyms, and emoticons, Internet slang also uses archaic words or the lesser-known meanings of mainstream terms.







LOL
lulzLaugh Out LoudROFL
For more examples of how other languages express "laughing out loud", see also: LOL
LOL, or lol, is an initialism for laugh(ing) out loud and a popular element of Internet slang.


Gawker
Gawker.com
In April 2014, Gawker's editor-in-chief Max Read instituted new writing style guidelines banning internet slang for his writing staff.
In April 2014, using internet slang was banned per new writing style guidelines.

Chinese Internet slang
amorous expression in Chinese Internet slangChinainternet slang used in the Chinese-speaking community
For example, in China, because of the tough Internet regulations imposed, users tend to use certain slang to talk about issues deemed as sensitive to the government.
Chinese Internet slang is informal Chinese language coined to express ideas on the Chinese Internet in response to events, the influence of the mass media and foreign culture, and the desires of users to simplify and update the Chinese language.
Internet linguistics
cyberlanguageInternet linguistlanguage use in the New Media
The use of Internet lingo has also spread into the arena of music, significantly seen in popular music.

SMS language
OMGtext speaktextspeak
This is illustrated by the widely reported example of a school essay submitted by a Scottish teenager, which contained many abbreviations and acronyms likened to SMS language.


Jargon File
The Jargon FileHacker koanThe New Hacker's Dictionary
A volunteer editor produced two updates, reflecting later influences (mostly excoriated) from text messaging language, LOLspeak, and Internet slang in general; the last was produced in January 2012.
Slang
slang termSlang termsinformal
Internet slang (Internet shorthand, cyber-slang, netspeak, or chatspeak) refers to various kinds of slang used by different people on the Internet.
Internet
onlinethe Internetweb
Internet slang (Internet shorthand, cyber-slang, netspeak, or chatspeak) refers to various kinds of slang used by different people on the Internet.







Event (computing)
eventseventevent handler
Such terms often originate with the purpose of saving keystrokes or to compensate for small character limits.

List of social networking websites
social networkssocial networking websitesother social networking sites
Many people use the same abbreviations in texting and instant messaging, and social networking websites.
Computer keyboard
keyboardkeyboardsalphanumeric keyboard
Acronyms, keyboard symbols and abbreviations are common types of Internet slang.









In-group and out-group
ingroupin-groupoutgroup
New dialects of slang, such as leet or Lolspeak, develop as ingroup internet memes rather than time savers.

Internet meme
memeInternet phenomenonmemes
New dialects of slang, such as leet or Lolspeak, develop as ingroup internet memes rather than time savers.

Chat room
chat roomschatroomchatrooms
Internet slang is used in chat rooms, social networking services, online games, video games and in the online community.
Social networking service
social networkingSocial network servicesocial networking site
Internet slang is used in chat rooms, social networking services, online games, video games and in the online community.


