Gyaru-moji

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A form of cryptic Japanese writing that substitutes similar-looking characters for the characters intended uncountable, usually

    "In fact, newspaper accounts chronicle the rise of gyaru-moji (“girl-signs”), a “secret” texting language of symbols improvised by Japanese teenage girls."

  2. 2
    The characters or symbols used for such substitutions uncountable, usually

    "For example, the phonetic symbol に (ni) can be written in gyaru moji as |=, I=, (=, or L="

Example

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"In fact, newspaper accounts chronicle the rise of gyaru-moji (“girl-signs”), a “secret” texting language of symbols improvised by Japanese teenage girls."

Etymology

From Japanese ギャル文字.

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