"/gen" meaning in English

See /gen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Symbol

Etymology: Abbreviation of genuine, with the tone indicator format of slash-prefixing set by the earlier /s (“sarcasm”). Coined by Twitter user galactika! in 2020. Etymology templates: {{m|en|genuine}} genuine, {{l|en|tone indicator}} tone indicator, {{m|en|/s|gloss=sarcasm}} /s (“sarcasm”) Head templates: {{head|en|symbol|head=/gen}} /gen, {{en-symbol|head=/gen}} /gen
  1. (Internet slang, tone indicator) Denotes that the preceding question is genuine, as opposed to rhetorical. Tags: Internet
    Sense id: en-/gen-en-symbol-Z3BJXfqX Categories (other): English tone indicators, English entries with incorrect language header, English symbols, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, English tone indicators Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English symbols: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 55 45 Disambiguation of English tone indicators: 50 50
  2. (Internet slang, tone indicator) Denotes that the preceding statement is said in a genuine manner. Tags: Internet
    Sense id: en-/gen-en-symbol-UbQ0ifCv Categories (other): English tone indicators, English entries with incorrect language header, English symbols, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, English tone indicators Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English symbols: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 55 45 Disambiguation of English tone indicators: 50 50

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