Fasterisking

The (often irritating) habit of swearing online but inserting asterisks in place of letters thereby trying to give the (false) impression of self-control.

"I wish they would all f*ck off", "boll*cks" and "b*gger" are all examples of fasterisking.

by arch arrow March 18, 2011

asterisking

The act of describing actions in first or third person within the confines of shifted 8s, generally using an instant messaging program such as AIM.

Matty: *calls up John*
John: *rushes across the room and answers breathlessly* 'lo?

by mbp March 28, 2005