1337 speak origins from leet which origins from elite. Leet was just short for elite at that
time. People consider being "l33t" is an
internet way of being "
cool". Like the first example below.
The origin of leet speak is as follows:
leet comes from:
Elite » leet » 1337
Words like "plz" come from:
Please » pleas » ples » pls » plz
Well I got to go » Got to go » gotta
go » got 2 go » gtg » g2g
What's up? » Wasup? » Sup?
I'm laughing out loud! » I'm loling! » lol
I'll be right back » I'll
b right back » I'll b rite
bac » brb
I own you, I win » You are owned. » (Historic typo word) You got pwned » Total pwnage » Pwned.
So on and so forth. Some of these "leet"
internet words come from
slang talk just like the example "wasup?". Most people also like to
change letter around like "newbie » n00b" same with using numbers instead of letters. Which makes l33t. Some of them also come from the pronounciation of words. Like below:
Are » R
You » U
Cause » cuz
And so on. What makes leet speak so unique is how it has evolved over the years and how it is used in games.
"R U l33t enuff?"
Online
game example: "Lets c whu cn m@ke teh most complic@ted l33t spek ev@rr!"
Lets see who can make the most complicated leet speak ever!
"ill brb i g2 put
da dawg out 4 a
min"
I'll be right back. I have to put the dog out for a minute.
"du u kno wen tha sho strts?"
Do you know when the show starts?