Textese

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An abbreviated form of language used in texting, instant messaging, chatrooms, etc. informal, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms
textspeaktextspeak

Etymology

From text + -ese.

Related phrases

instant messaging

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