What used to be 31337, which used to be used by 'hackers' when they wanted to brag about something they just 'hacked' so they would speak in a 'language' they made with symbols and numbers so they wouldn't be too easily sought out.

They called themselves 'elite' (eleet/1337) because they thought they were cool for ruining people online. :)

It was later on picked up by net nerds who knew nothing of hacking, and then later on passed down to those 'peeps, hoo typ lyk dis cuz dey tink iz cul.'
7}{47 }{4(|< |/|/45 50 1337 '/0|_| (4/\/'7 8337 7}{47 |/|/!7}{ 4 73/\/ |=007 |>0|_3, '/0.

(If you can read that you have way too much time on your hands. Or you're just really nerdy... like me.)
by Mad Quinn Maddox September 20, 2004
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Stupid fucking language that pisses me off. It is used by hackers and computer geeks because thay have no social life.
I dont get it... how does leet look like 1337???
by psycho bitch March 2, 2004
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Commonly pronounced "Leet", this word comes from the word "Elite" which is a good thing. Now, 1337 or l33t is only used by the n00bs and the non-l33t. Commonly used in conjunction with derivatives of "r0x0rz" and "ub3r".
n00b: What does l33t mean?
r0x0rs: It means that I'm ub3r-l33t and you're non-l33t, j00 stupid n00b.

Me: You're so fUx0red, stop talking like a fUx0rerzing poser and go home, ub3r-n00b

This occurs right before I pwn3e the n00b and the pseudo-r0x0rs guy
by na85 January 28, 2003
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1337 = LEET = Elite

1. 1337 speak. Originated around 97-98 as a code hackers used to communicate.

2. I am 1337. Noob gamers say it to boost there self esteem
1. ()|\/|6 | |2 P\/\/|\|Z()|2 J()()

2. OMG I r 1337!
by Max O'Neill May 5, 2005
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It is what newbs do to try to sound cool, no real hackers use it today.
Javaman800: u n3wb 1 p00n u s00 84d, 1 s00 1337
Big Guy: English... you study it your whole life... use it, dumbass.
by ghonad February 5, 2006
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the term 1337, also "leet", is used to describe somthing of excellent quality "this pwnage is uber 1337(leet).
This is a language typically used in internet gaming and some people stereotypically this its only used by a select few called "Nerds".
But, leetspeek, also leetspeak is used pretty much by all internet gamers and is not in any way a "Nerd Term"
as some call it.
"He is so 1337"
"Man that pwnage was so ubern 1337ness."
by Eric Steven Leftwich May 8, 2007
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A word meant to mean leet (elite) written in numbers, each number corresponding to a letter. Used by kids who just found the internet and think it's zeroday shit that hackers do. You're about 9 years late kids and it was never considered cool. Also used by little gaywads for passwords to things they consider important.
Gaywad: m4ng 3y3 537 my p455w0rd 70 3r337h4x0r n0b0dy wi11 b3 4bl3 70 h4x0r my c0d3z.
by skinflute May 6, 2003
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