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A mocking description of "creative" misspellings of common words, usually used by idiotic teenagers trying to look "kewl." Vowels are frequently changed, extra letters are either added in or cut out, and similar to "l33t" speak, letters are substituted for similar-looking numbers and characters. There is an illegitimate argument that this is "text messaging" speak, but honestly, how much quicker is it to type "boi" than "boy"?
"The webmaster of the site had typed so cre8ively that I gave up trying to read her page after the first sentence."
cre8ive by Poochoo August 27, 2003
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cre8tive 

When parents give their kid a common name but spell it in an intentionally bizarre, ridiculous manner in a tryhard attempt to make the name exciting and creative. Named for the immature practice of replacing parts of words with numbers, as in "sk8r boi".
Staycee, Gennifer, Tyffani, Aydin and Maesun are all MUCH more cre8tive than Stacy, Jennifer, Tiffany, Aiden, or Mason.
cre8tive by Pikachelsea August 25, 2007
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CRE8TIVE MATH 

Exploring the beauty, ubiquity, and utility of the number 8 on earth—in disciplines like math, science, art, philosophy, religion, and literature—in heaven, and in hell.
Some cre8tive math questions are:

What is half of 8? 0, 3, or 4?
What color is the number 8?
How are eight and infinity related?
Why do spiders and scorpions have 8 legs?

Why are superstitious Chinese fond of the digit 8?
What is the spiritual significance of the number 8 in the Bible?
What are some common traits for people born with the digital root 8?
CRE8TIVE MATH by MathPlus February 8, 2021
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