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typonese 

1994 EFnet IRC.

An emerging language related most specifically to RT (real time) chatters on IRC (or other related chat rooms) which a Keyboard is used for communication thus replacing spoken language. Errors in correct spelling and grammar result in combinations of shorthand and misspelled words. The result is the language better known as typonese.
Using the word in a sentence:

You don't have to worry about correcting yourself. I speak fluent typonese.
typonese by R. Andrews January 3, 2004
Related Words
Analogous to synonym, typonyms are words that sound and mean the same but are spelled differently due to typographical error.
"Friend", "comrade" and "buddy" are synonyms while "friend", "firend" and "friedn" are typonyms.
typonym by whirlwind June 13, 2005
Danny boy: yea i know
Danny boy: its called a typon
Awesome McGee: you mean a typo?
typon by alexsuraci February 11, 2009
Plainly typing wrong.
Sorry, bt I don't agree with that typong.
typong by Hercolena Oliver May 5, 2008

typonese 

The annoying tendency for tyographical errors to increase in direct proportion to the amount of time spent typing.
no prolem we all read typonese.
typonese by Katherine Ellison January 29, 2003

typonese 

A pun, or play on words, who's prefix refers to "typo"s, which are spelling mistakes commonly made by men typing too quickly with their non-dominant hand while at the same time masturbating vigerously with the other to pictures of mildly attractive underage girls on myspace, and suffix "nese" derived from the usual suffix of foreign language use in english (i.e. "Japanese"), widely renowned in the internet community as the most clever-and-condescending joke they can tell first-time female chatters, (truely, their most important prey) while concurrently giving themselves a gential rug burn.
boy: hey sup
girl: wuta up
girl: wuts*
boy: you dont have to correct yourself, i speak fluent typonese ;)
boy: what are you wearing
girl: ur a loser. Peece.
boy: wtf?
--ERROR-- "girl" has signed off or is not available for chat. --
typonese by Yair Tal April 28, 2007
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