1337speak 

A form of online slang that substitutes normal lettering for numbers or symbols.

4LL j00 n00b5 b0w t0 my h4x0r 5k11L5

1337speak by flushes May 24, 2003

1337 speak 

Okay, 1337 is a good subject to talk about. The first thing I would like to clear up is that chatspeak and 1337 are NOT the same thing. Some lazy morons merge 1337 and chatspeak together, soon creating the popular belief that 1337 and chatspeak are the same thing.

Okay, so what /is/ 1337 in the first place? 1337 means Elite. The point of 1337 is to replace all the letters with symbols, and is quite fun to play with. 1337 was first created by some people would wanted to talk in a forum without any outsiders barging in. Some outsiders may have figured out the language and started using it as well. Eventually, 1337 became famous all over the internet. The original use of 1337 is hardly practiced any more, but it survives because many of peope use it for fun.

It takes a long time to translate between regular English and 1337 even if you know all 26 1337 secrets, unless you're very skilled at it.

Here are the 26 1337 secrets.
A = 4
B = |3
C = (
D = |)
E = 3
F = |=
G = 6
H = |-|
I = |
J = 9
K = |<
L = 1
M = |v|
N = |/| (It is backwards because the frontslash under the backspace key is famous for not showing up on many websites.)
O = 0 (zero)
P = |*
Q = 0,
R = |2
S = 5
T = 7
U = |_|
V = |/
W = |/|/
X = >< (Is normal in words like |-|4x0|2)
Y = `/
Z = 2

S0m3 p30ple 4r3 700 l4zy 70 wri73 7hin65 in fu11 1337, r3su17ing in a 53n73nc3 1ik3 7hi5.

If you wrote this sentence in 1337 speak, it would look like this:
||= `/0|_| |/|/|2073 7|5 53|/|73|/|(3 ||/| 1337, |7 |/|/0|_|1|) 100|< 1||<3 7|-||5.

1337 speak by Courage the cowardly dog April 25, 2006

1337 Speak 

1337 speak is a language that developed over the net (Made popular mostly by Counter-Strike) that's objective is not to replace every letter with a symbol, but to make fun of mispelt words.

Bad: 0/\/\9 1 |_1|<3 |>\/\//\/ _|00
Translation: OMG I Leik Pwn Joo

Good: 0MG I leik pwn j00.
Translation: OMG I Leik Pwn Joo

English: Omg I just owned you.

Common words used in 1337 speak:
Like = leik
Own = pwn
Pwned = pwnt
You = j00
Hacks = Haxz0rz
Lol = lawl
OMG = ZOMG
The = T3h
Suck = sux

1337 Speak sounds leik: ZOMG I leik, totally pwnt that newb. j00 r t3h sux.

1337 Speak by Not4U2C January 2, 2006

1337sp33k 

1337sp33k (n.)

1. The language in which n00bs communicate with each other.
2. A language that uses numbers and abbreviations, because apparently they are easier to type.
3. A variation of "LeetSpeek" which is a variation of "EliteSpeak" which originated when n00bs started taking over the internet and believed themselves to be "elite" or superior to those who do not speak with numbers or talk like retards.

"That n00b keeps talking to me in 1337sp33k."
"Kick his ass."

1337sp33k by HaleysHeresat March 5, 2009

1337 speak 

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?

1337 speak by -Maynard- September 4, 2005

1337 Speak 

The unholy, god awful creation of mankind that is spoken exclusively by maga-nerds. 1337 Speak is common in many games, usually pc, where words are written in number (1234567890 etc.) or symbols (!@#$%^&*`~,.<>/;'\-=?:"{}|_+) and is for people who think that they're too good to for letters.

1337 Speak: | |*\/\//\/3|) 900, 900 4|23 73|-| 5|_|><0|25!!!!!

Translation: I pwned joo, joo are teh suxors!!!!!

Get it?

Me neather...

1337 Speak by zobodobokobo September 23, 2009

1337speaker 

a 1337speaker is a person who thinks it is cool to use 1337speak in games and their lives

1337speaker: omfg, n00b it totaly pwned you in that test, lol

1337speaker by sam grist April 23, 2007