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chatspeak

A pathetic attempt at looking cool and saving time. Useful for people who can't spare a third of a second, or morons who can't spell "Dude, got a quarter?" A disgrace to the english language and also almost every other language anyone ever came up with.
(h@t$I*3@k or chatspeak
A=@
C=(
E=3
P=I*
S=$
etc.
Or,
lolz
2nite
cul8r
etc.
by theystolemyidentity April 12, 2008
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chatspeak

1. A shortening of words, generally English, in an attempt to type more quickly and easily.

2. A series of abbreviations used to represents words and phrases in order to increase internet typing speed.

3. A language seen almost exclusively on the internet in chatrooms, instant messenger programs, online games, and message boards or forums; usually a shortened, abbreviated version of English.

4. In chatspeak, there is generally an absence of proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation
Below are some various forms of chatspeak:

Letters
1. Vowels are often ommitted
2. duplicate consonants are sometimes ommitted
3. "z" is often substituted for "c"
4. "i" and "y" become interchangeable (lyke means like; mi means my)

Words
1. Whatever becomes w/e; Because becomes b/c, bc, cuz, bcuz, b-cuz, cuz, cause
2. Any becomes NE, ne (ne1 means anyone); Am becomes M (I m kool)
3. Girlfriend/Boyfriend become GF/BF
4. Our/Are become R; You becomes U; Your/You're become UR; See/Sea become C; Be/Bee/Be- become B (b4 means before)
5. One/Won become 1; To/Two/Too become 2; For/Four/Fore become 4; ate/eight become 8 (singular or within words: Gr8 means Great; Sk8r means Skater)
6. -ight endings become -ite (tonite/2nite means tonight)

Phrases
1. LOL - Laughing out loud; lots of laughs
2. ROFL - Rolling on the floor laughing
3. LMAO - Laughing my ass off
4. OMG - Oh my god
5. JK - Just kidding
6. TTYL/T2UL - Talk to you later

Conversation
A: OMG did U C that grrl 2dai
B: ya she wuz 2 funy i thot she wuz goin 2 fall down 4 sur!
A: me2 lol but we 1 the game so w/e! do u wanna c a movie 2nite
B: ya totlly u shud cum 2 mi house B4
A: k i g2g c u l8r gf
B: k ttyl
by Cadence Raine January 11, 2009
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chatspeak

Language used by clueless idiots who think that intentionally misspelling words is cool, and anyone who does not speak chatspeak is not trendy or cool.
Person: lyke, OMGZ!11111 i luvvvv ch4tsP34k!!1111
Me: Your an idiot.
Person: OMGZ!!1111, ur a looozerrrr!
by Cheyenne. Yup. June 24, 2005
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chatspeak

A way of typing words online to:

1) Quickly get your message across
2) Annoy someone out of their heads

It often abbreviates words with single letters and replaces an s at the end of a word with a z. It also uses numbers as letters.

Ex:

1=L
3=E
4=A
5=S
7=T
0=O
(Chatspeak user): Lyk lolz0rz I pwn u!!!11!!!1!!1!1
(Normal person): Oh wow. You actually spelt 1 word right in that sentence! *applause*
(Chatspeak user): Lyk d0n7 b3 gell0us 0f mi m4d 5ki115 no0bz0rz
(Normal Person): Oh my god, just be stupid alone
(Chatspeak User): C u l8r nubz0rz
(Normal Person) Ughhh...
by Need a Name August 22, 2007
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chatspeak

usually used in IM and text messages...
most adults don't understand it...
that sucks will become dat sux
rocks will become rox

chatter1: oh man... dat sux
chatter2: i hate chatspeak.
by haterposer January 15, 2007
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Shatspeare

A form of dramatic acting with literary earnestness and dramatic, unusual pauses (especially within phrases), as demonstrated by classically-trained William Shatner of STAR TREK and T. J. Hooker fame.
The actor in tonight's episode of ___________ probably thought he was brilliant, but will all those odd gestures and weird pauses, it was pure Shatspeare. Shatner Shakespeare Star Trek Denny Crane T.J. Hooker
by Andy Establishment July 21, 2015
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Chatspeak

The shortening of words and adding of numbers, usually used on an instant messenger service, that makes you look incredibly stupid. Usually makes no sense, and is hard to decipher. Rarely paired with correct spelling and punctuation. Also known as idiotspeak.
by Eponine March 23, 2004
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