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typose

Someone who types a lot, particularly on an instant messenger and especially if they type a lot more than they talk in real life.
"You're not very typose today... *prods*"
by Statuess October 8, 2007
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typosquatting

Registering domain names that are deliberately designed to leverage off other companies' trademarks, including those that have names that are incorrectly spelled versions of companies' domains.
The company was accused of typosquatting the domain names microsoff.com and microsort.com.
by Nina_Williams August 25, 2006
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typonese

1994 EFnet IRC.

An emerging language related most specifically to RT (real time) chatters on IRC (or other related chat rooms) which a Keyboard is used for communication thus replacing spoken language. Errors in correct spelling and grammar result in combinations of shorthand and misspelled words. The result is the language better known as typonese.
Using the word in a sentence:

You don't have to worry about correcting yourself. I speak fluent typonese.
by R. Andrews January 3, 2004
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typosphere

The realm of online typewriter fanatics. They blog about typewriters and even use them to create typecasts.
Check out this awesome Olympia SM9 I found at the thrift store today. I just had to share it with the typosphere!
by Lucien Crandall August 11, 2012
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typosuction

proofreading and getting rid of typos. Also implies removing the fluff in text thus making it more concise/slimmer
After some heavy-duty typosuction on Tim's article, it is now typo-free and 2 times shorter than before.
by i_wakey February 24, 2009
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Typoretardism

1. The unintentional and incorrect spelling of a desired word, or indeed putting the WRONG word instead.

2. A funky word for typos.

3. A chronic illness that prevents the correct spelling of words. (Not to be confused with dyslexia)

(*Typoretardism usually occurs when a person tries to type in darkness, misplaces fingers on a keyboard or thinks faster than they type and write the wrong word.)
Example 1-

Leah: Lily Allen and Country Love were fighting on Twitter
Jamie: Country? you mean Courtney XD
Leah: LOL XD
Jamie: Typoretardism

Example 2-

Jamie: Makes England look comparitively DRY
Jamie: mind you England is still like 50% of the worlds wettets
Jamie: wettest*
Leah: TYPORETARDISM!!!!
Jamie: wettest
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typoed

to typo: to make a typo of something. to make a mistake, usually with grammar/spelling/etc.
John: can i ass you a question
Marie: Hahaha you asshat, ask me again without typoing it

Bob: I sure typoed that test! (gets 43%)
by RisingWolve2 November 17, 2013
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