A vernacular of casual English in textual or verbal form, blending highly grammatical English with technical jargon, 1337/l33tspeak, hip-hop lingo and pop culture quotes/references as an expression of self-referential hip irony among geeks.

Noun: a friend who is usually only called upon by a friend when a more primary/prominent friend is unavailable.

Taken from the term “second string” in an athletic competition situation. In football, if the star quarterback gets injured during a play, the second string is called off the bench to replace him/her. A “Second String Friend” is essentially benched until needed, if ever.

Synonyms: Plan B, Second Choice, Secondary Friend, Benched Until Needed

1. the technical jargon of dedicated computer users

2. slang used mainly on the internet

Using words and terminology that only geeks would understand. Generally refers to 1337/hax0r computer slang used by gamers, but also includes other exceptionally nerdy things like star trek, magic, DDR or LOTR.

The 1337/hax0r language.

How now brown fire extinguisher.