3 definitions by TZ Muller
SLANGUAGE /slaNGgwij/ is a combination of the words SLANG and LANGUAGE:
SLANG /slaNG/ noun: very informal words and phrases, typically used contextually by regionally based groups of people;
LANGUAGE /laNGgwij/ noun: a method of communication, spoken or written, using words in a structured way.
Together, these words create SLANGUAGE, an informal way of communicating using acronyms, abbreviations, and localized forms or pronunciations of traditional words. Slanguage usually exists within a structured communication form, but may include text messaging symbols, emoticons, acronyms, and shorthand as well.
SLANG /slaNG/ noun: very informal words and phrases, typically used contextually by regionally based groups of people;
LANGUAGE /laNGgwij/ noun: a method of communication, spoken or written, using words in a structured way.
Together, these words create SLANGUAGE, an informal way of communicating using acronyms, abbreviations, and localized forms or pronunciations of traditional words. Slanguage usually exists within a structured communication form, but may include text messaging symbols, emoticons, acronyms, and shorthand as well.
"I'm working with a multi-national team and English is not their first language, if I use Slanguage (like deets = details, addy = address, or LMK = let me know), will they understand me?"
by TZ Muller July 13, 2016
The etymology of Stalkxting is from the late 2000's (roughly 2016), derived from the word "Stalking" /staw-king/ (from "to Stalk" (v.), "to pursue another" org. 1250 Middle English 'stalken', and was revived in the early 1990's to mean "to pursue another as an obsessive harasser"; combined with the word "Texting" /tekst-ing/ (from "Text" (v.), "to write in text letters" org. Old French 'texte', which in the Digital Age, early-to-mid 2000's, became "a means of communicating via digital technology, including mobile systems, to exchange written messages".
Stalkxting combines "Stalk(ing) and "Text(ing) to mean: "to pursue another obsessively via text messaging."
Stalkxting combines "Stalk(ing) and "Text(ing) to mean: "to pursue another obsessively via text messaging."
"I have been trying to reach you all day! Now, after 30 unanswered messages, I feel like I am stalkxting you!"
by TZ Muller May 25, 2016
Ain't·glish
/aynt(ɡ)liSH/
(Noun). The result when mobile phone spell-checker technology ("auto correct") changes an intended word or acronym typed in a text or email message, into an unintended word or acronym, often resulting in an embarrassing or completely incorrect message.
(Action). Users who discover ain'tglish has occurred often send a subsequent message using asterisks before and after the incorrectly auto-corrected word.
/aynt(ɡ)liSH/
(Noun). The result when mobile phone spell-checker technology ("auto correct") changes an intended word or acronym typed in a text or email message, into an unintended word or acronym, often resulting in an embarrassing or completely incorrect message.
(Action). Users who discover ain'tglish has occurred often send a subsequent message using asterisks before and after the incorrectly auto-corrected word.
"The man who invented auto-correct has died... may he restaurant in peace." (*rest*)
"The smarter my phone gets, the worse my ain'tglish becomes!"
"The smarter my phone gets, the worse my ain'tglish becomes!"
by TZ Muller November 8, 2016