"netspeak" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: net + -speak, coined by British linguist David Crystal in 2001 who originally wrote it capitalized as "Netspeak". Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|net|speak}} net + -speak, {{coinage|en|David Crystal|in=2001|nat=British|nobycat=1|nocap=1|occ=linguist}} coined by British linguist David Crystal in 2001 Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} netspeak (uncountable)
  1. An informal form of written language used on the Internet, characterized by abbreviations and emoticons. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Jargon Related terms: chatspeak, leetspeak

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