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netspeak

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noun

  1. informal.
    the jargon, abbreviations, and emoticons typically used by frequent internet users
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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˜yĞÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of netspeak1

C20: from ( inter ) net + -speak
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Example Sentences

“We collected 44,405,347 tweets, of which 37,066,693 yielded usable tokens after our filters were applied,†the McMaster University team wrote in their analysis, noting that Americans favor abundant use of slang, emoji and “netspeak.â€

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“We collected 44,405,347 tweets, of which 37,066,693 yielded usable tokens after our filters were applied,†the McMaster University team wrote in their analysis, noting that Americans favor abundant use of slang, emojis and “netspeak†when they tweet.

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These online spaces are frequently used to cyber-bully, shame and humiliate others – in netspeak, what we call “trolling.â€

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The research arm of dating site OKCupid and concluded that "netspeak, bad grammar and bad spelling are huge turn-offs".

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