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Textspeak 

The process of shortening words and adding numbers to a text message, to make it "cooler". This form of text messaging is highly annoying and can also be used to sell "trendy" products like 50cc scooters and mobile phones. Often involves leaving out all vowels.
1) Txtspk is sooooo cool
2) -RU cmin out 2nite?
-Yeah luv 2 m8, wot time?
-bout 8ish. mt u in twn
-gr8. cu then
3) Only 13 year olds use textspeak
Textspeak by Hey Steve June 2, 2003
Words you can keep

textspeak 

acronyms commonly used during informal conversation happening via an instant messenger
grandma: I cant understand these whippersnappers and their textspeak!

grandpa: yea! whats with all these LOLs and IRLs!?
textspeak by SAM-SEI July 14, 2019

teamspeak 

or TS, a VoIP program primarily used by online pc gamers to communicate. similar to Ventrilo (vent) which is also uses by gamers for the same purpose
"typing in-game sucks, get your ass on teamspeak"
teamspeak by Stangy June 11, 2006

textsplanation 

An explantion that occurs via text. Negative connotation referring to something that is simply too long to drag out via text message and is usally better explained via some other medium (email, chat, voice, etc.)
ttyl...it's not worth the textsplanation
textsplanation by Skoots January 9, 2008

twatspeak 

Meaningless drivel routinely churned out by politicians, people in marketing, management etc. Mainly the product of laziness, as it is easier to repeat impressive sounding words they have heard others use rather than think of something original to say.
The politician spoke of the need to roll out plans to proactively upskill stakeholders, thus empowering them and incentivizing them to meet the challenges of the 21st century global workplace. Everyone knew he was talking in twatspeak, and ignored him.
twatspeak by Llama Man March 12, 2008

txtspeak 

The irritating derivation of English for when you are getting charged per letter: The sentence "Greetings friend, what is it that you intend to do later tonite?" Could be translated into: "hi m8 wht u doin 2nite". Frequently used with mobile phones but increasingly online, eg. Instant Messaging. YOU CAN TYPE AS MUCH AS YOU WANT ON MESSENGER!
"im goin ou wiv me m8s l8r, u wan cum wiv us vere gunna b fit ladz"

"soz m8 cnt cum 2nite coz m givin birf agen innit"
txtspeak by AxTng1 February 24, 2005

textsplain 

verb.

The action of explaining to a person via text messaging.
Clanqy: so they pay for two now, next visit they get two hrs, but pay for one.

Lolzy: I understood what you meant

Clanqy: ok.

Clanqy: sometimes, I'm not sure if I textsplain things well.
textsplain by SeeTedWalk March 20, 2010
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Salad Days 

green inexperienced youthful judgement and cold blooded execution of those judgements.

Rashness with little concern of consequence.

Antony and Cleopatra. William Shakespeare

"My salad days,
When I was green in judgment, cold in blood."

- William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, 1.5
"How did you end up in jail?"

"Salad days, 'nuf said."
Salad Days by GilbyRFC0 October 7, 2011
Word of the Day on August 28, 2026

age gate 

An absolutely foolproof way to keep minors from viewing content deemed "too mature" for them to watch.
Billy: "So I was trying to watch some videos for an M rated game, and I ran into an age gate, so I put in my real birthday. SOMEHOW it managed to figure out that I am 12. CURSE YOU AGE GATE!!!"

Bill: "Fucking age gate! *quick scroll* THERE! I was born on January 1, 1904. Fuck you age gate."
age gate by Banja January 7, 2011
Word of the Day on August 27, 2026

board chow 

A)
The Crud that collects under the keys in a keyboard. Usually more severe in the keyboards of programmers and webmasters as they tend to spend a lot of time at the the computer and thus eat at their desk. Mainly affecting IBM Model M (clicly) style boards.

B)
Can also be used to gross out Non-Techie people
A)
Bill: want to go to the club?
Bob: No, I've got to clean out my board chow, keys are starting to stick.

B)
Bill: Want to go out to get a bite?
Bob: No, i am just going to have some of my board chow/
Bill: Whats' that?
Bob: The food scraps that collect in my keyboard; Want some?
Bill: *GAG* *HURL* *GAG*
board chow by BinaryHackerMan September 3, 2007
Word of the Day on August 26, 2026

young pup 

a young person, a young adult in their late teens/early 20s.
Ah, you're just a young pup at 23!
young pup by the dog May 30, 2006
Word of the Day on August 25, 2026
West Midlands slang word for rockers, bikers, greasers etc. In the late 1980s it was used by the UK music press to refer to a specific scene centered around the bands Pop Will Eat Itself and Crazyhead. The term never found favour with readers of 'the inkies' (Sounds, Melody Maker and the still extant NME) and was soon dropped. Now often used in predominantly working-class areas of the midlands and the north to mean someone who listens to rock-derived music and/or dresses in a manner that suggests they affiliate themselves with rock music of some kind.
Some grebo passed with Sabbath playing on his stereo.
The Poppies are at no. 17? God, a grebo band in the charts!
They're playing nu-metal now, bloody grebos!
grebo by cactuscat September 15, 2006
Word of the Day on August 24, 2026
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