- internetese
- meaning a word from the language of the internet
LOL is internetese for laugh out loud
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internetese
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Internetese — n. A style of writing prevalent in Web sites, e mail messages, and online chat rooms. Example Citation: You will not encounter such niceties as good grammar, spelling or literary style. Knowles site is written in Internetese, a sort of stream of… … New words
internetese — meaning a word from the language of the internet LOL is internetese for laugh out loud … Dictionary of american slang
Christianese — n. A language or linguistic style that is understood only by, or appeals only to, practicing Christians. Example Citation: Kutz and many other pastors prefer to share uplifting yet realistic stories about how faith has helped people through… … New words
Internet — altmetrics ambient findability arachnerd bid shielding bitcom black hole resort blog blogosphere … New words
Netspeak — n. The words, idioms, and pecularities of spelling and grammar that are characteristic of online documents and communication. Example Citation: Perhaps the next great movement in English literature will somehow be fuelled by the new phenomenon of … New words
Weblish — n. A form of English peculiar to some online documents and communication, the characteristics of which include the use of all lowercase letters, infrequent punctuation, errors in spelling and grammar, and an informal tone. Example Citation: Just… … New words
Writing — autopathography backstory bardolatry blog blogosphere blurb whore chick lit cyberscriber … New words
cyberscriber — n. 1) A person who writes about the Internet. 2) A person who publishes something in an Internet forum (a Web page, a Usenet newsgroup, etc.). Notes: Today s Daily Word was submitted by the alliterative Jack Jalove. Related Word: Internetese… … New words
greengrocers' apostrophe — (green.groh.surz uh.PAWS.truh.fee) n. An apostrophe erroneously inserted before the final s in the plural form of a word. Also: greengrocer s apostrophe. Example Citations: And usual big business policy is counter balanced by the widespread use… … New words
menckenese — n. A provocative and often caustic writing style patterned after the journalist H. L. Mencken. Example Citation: [It is] difficult to read through a daily paper without finding a feature writer who employs Menckenese. George Mayberry Notes:… … New words
