"lolspeak" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From lol + -speak. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|lol|speak}} lol + -speak Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} lolspeak (uncountable)
  1. (Internet slang, neologism) The speech of lolcats, consisting of spelling variations of English, imitating the speech of children and some regional accents. Tags: Internet, neologism, uncountable Categories (topical): Internet memes Synonyms (speech of lolcats): lolcat
    Sense id: en-lolspeak-en-noun-9Q50s0zu Disambiguation of Internet memes: 69 31 Categories (other): English neologisms, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -speak, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -speak: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 27 Disambiguation of 'speech of lolcats': 94 6
  2. (Internet slang) Internet slang, often through initialisms such as those associated with the word lol. Tags: Internet, uncountable
    Sense id: en-lolspeak-en-noun-6k-VzRcn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: LOLspeak Related terms: chatspeak, leetspeak, textspeak

Alternative forms

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