jifanese
jifanese / dʒɪf vəˈni z / is an ambiguous, animated-image-based, language used by about 100 million daily active users, primarily on the internet, where it is the third most frequently used language. Commonly known as GIFs.
/ dʒɪfs / or graphical exhange formats.
It is a member of the 1337 (LEET / ELITE) internet language family. While it has clear roots as sub-variation of emoji-speak, the relation to other languages, such as abbreviated cyber-slang ( LOL : ROFLCOPTER ), is debated.
Due to wide controversy, the phonetic spelling was updated in 2021 to reflect the proper pronunciation as made clear by GIF creator, Steve Wilhite, via CNN on May 22, 2013.
"They're pronounced like a brand of peanut butter."
Steve Wilhite created the Graphics Interchange Format, or GIF, while working for Compuserve in 1987. ( CNN )
/ dʒɪfs / or graphical exhange formats.
It is a member of the 1337 (LEET / ELITE) internet language family. While it has clear roots as sub-variation of emoji-speak, the relation to other languages, such as abbreviated cyber-slang ( LOL : ROFLCOPTER ), is debated.
Due to wide controversy, the phonetic spelling was updated in 2021 to reflect the proper pronunciation as made clear by GIF creator, Steve Wilhite, via CNN on May 22, 2013.
"They're pronounced like a brand of peanut butter."
Steve Wilhite created the Graphics Interchange Format, or GIF, while working for Compuserve in 1987. ( CNN )
jifanese by MrAdamStone January 21, 2021
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