leetspeak

Definition

A form of chatspeak characterized most strongly by its alphanumeric substitutions.

Etymology

From leet + -speak; the former element is from elite, respelled according to leetspeak conventions.

Example Sentences

• "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."
• "Murg is God [It's "/\/\U|>,g 15 g4\/\/D" in l33tsp33k]"
• "People associate "l33t-speak" with hackers, so when new hackers start to get into the scene they assume they need to write like that, which perpetuates the belief that hackers use l33t-sp34k."