Leetspeak
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A form of chatspeak characterized most strongly by its alphanumeric substitutions. Internet, uncountable
"well, after all i am a student of languages... which lets me peek into sociology now and then. i haven't studied the 'leet guys very much, but it seems to me that as they all understand their form of "communication", the main purpose (ie separating themselves as a group from the mainstream) is successful. especially as it is almost impossible to understand leetspeak at first."
Example
More examples"well, after all i am a student of languages... which lets me peek into sociology now and then. i haven't studied the 'leet guys very much, but it seems to me that as they all understand their form of "communication", the main purpose (ie separating themselves as a group from the mainstream) is successful. especially as it is almost impossible to understand leetspeak at first."
Etymology
From leet + -speak; the former element is from elite, respelled according to leetspeak conventions.
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