L337 in gaming terms means you pwn, or you are the pimp and everyone else are ho's. that isn't that good of a example. If you are L337 you kick ass.
Elite is a good word for it.
I am L337 at WC3 and will desamate all in WoW.
by joey July 7, 2004
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"Many people will argue that it started with the popular game Counter Strike, but X's def. is the most correct. According to "The Hacker Crackdown" by Bruce Sterling, it was an invented language used to confuse FBI and NSA sniffing programs during Operation Sundevil, when the government placed "wiretaps" on the Killer server to find hackers. Used extensively after the E911 document scandal and the theft of Korn 78 and other UNIX programs by AT&T. Google "Fry Guy", "Terminus", "Gail Thackery", "Acid Phreak" and "Phiber Optik" for more information. Discontinued among true hackers thanks to encryption engines and PGP keys."

Now used by sad individuals, with no grasp on the english language.
You are not 'l337', you're just a stain on the underwear of life.
by aeon linear August 17, 2003
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a system of words using numbers, letters, and other computer symbols.
alphabet:
4a 8b (c |)d 3e f 9g |-|h 1i j |<k l /\/\m /\/n 0o
p q r 5s 7t u \/v \/\/w x y z (in
alphabetical order.)
by Evan Macias June 10, 2005
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L337 is used now a days as a reason for geeks to unite. Who can make up the most words without using letters on the keyboard? Oh! Lookie there. The geek with the tight pants who will never get laid.
!337 _5345 5_(< @$$.

Translation: L337 users are not my favorite people.
by Laura May 23, 2004
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Internet speak that used to be funny in 1930.
People on TZ killed L337 sp33k.
by Your mom January 13, 2004
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A form writing that uses as many numbers and symbols instead of letters as possible. It still is l337 but those who use it no longer are.
1f `/0\/ 60/\/7 1!|<3 17 60 |=\/<|< `/()\//2531|=
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Originally used by hackers and gamers (see various above definitions), 1337 also signifies having more posts than humanly possible on some message boards.
Once you get 478276567343566988906 posts, you become 1337.
by Kyoko October 25, 2003
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