Interpreting
Online Words, Slang, & Symbols
The following words, codes,
special symbols, numbers &
additional resources may be
useful to someone in your home and are fairly
basic throughout the Internet & Chat
Room /SMS/ Instant Messaging
/ Text Messaging environments.
Phonetic spellings
In Internet language, a single word can be
"spelled" in many different ways.
For example, "phonetic" could be
|>|-|0n371><, p|-|0|\|3+1|<,
|>h0|\|371<, ph0n371k.
Words that could indicate possible illegal
activities:
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"warez" or "w4r3z": Illegally
copied software available for download.
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"h4x": Read as "hacks," or what a
malicious computer hacker does.
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"pr0n": An anagram of "porn,"
pornography is often referred to as pr0n
which is misspelled p0rn — porn written with
zero
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"sploitz" (short for exploits):
Vulnerabilities in computer software used by
hackers.
-
"pwn": A typo-deliberate version of
own, a slang term often used to express
superiority over others that can be used
maliciously, depending on the situation.
This could also be spelled "0\/\/n3d" or
"pwn3d," among other variations. Online
video game bullies or "griefers" often use
this term.
Additional word substitutions:
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"roxx0rs" Used in place of "rocks,"
typically to describe something impressive.
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"d00d": Replaces the greeting or
addressing someone as a "dude."
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"joo" and "u": Used instead of
"you." This is also commonly written as
"j00" or "_|00."
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"ph": often replaces "f," as in "phear"
for "fear" (as in "ph34r my l33t skillz")
and vice versa, such as spelling "phonetic"
as "f0|\|371(."
Commonly encoded spellings & word replacements:
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"d00d" for "dude"
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"joo" for "you", also written as
"j00" or "_|00"
-
"ph" for "f", as in "phear" for
"fear" or such as spelling "phonetic" as
"f0|\|371("
-
"kewl" or kwel or ku or ql for cool
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"r" for are, m for am, y for why, d
for "the", b for be, c for see, u for you
(giving the common see you: c u)
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"2" for to or too, 4 for for (but
note "4" can also represent an "A")
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"8" for -ate, as l8r for later
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"ne" for any
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"u 1 2" for "you want to" ("icq"="i
seek you" style)
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"nite" for night
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"10x" for thanks
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"WHeRE @Re J00" or "Wh3re aer j00?"
for "where are you"
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"wH4+'S j00R nAME" for "what is your
name"
Numbers & Meanings ~ Used as Online Slang in
Email, Chat rooms, & IMs.
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10-4
- "OK, Acknowledgement", as in the CB
Radio 10-codes
-
12B,
1AB - "Wannabe"
-
10q
- "Thank you"
-
10x
- "Thanks"
-
1337
- "Leet", short for élite, often used
ironically.
-
143
- "I love you"
-
20
- "location"; from CB Radio jargon
-
224
- "today, tomorrow, forever"
-
2B
- "to be"
-
2B||!2B
- "to be or not to be"
-
2m
- "tomorrow"
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2TM
- "to the max"
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31337
- "elite", often used ironically
-
4 - "for"
-
404
- "Couldn't find it", "Clueless"
-
4649
- "pleased to meet you", "hi"
-
46
- "pleased to meet you" "hi"
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4ever,
4eva - "forever"
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5/5
- "five by five"
-
54
- "To ignore"
-
69
- from the sex position. Often appears
as part of AIM screennames
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666
- The triple sixes sequence often
represents Satan, on and off of the
Internet; often occurs in screennames
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8O~
- Crazy, lost, drooling with desire
-
8008135
- female torso protuberances (the "G"
rating-thing)
-
807,
8075 - "BOT(s)"; extreme
lack of knowledge or common sense
-
833r
(or b33r,) - beer or other
alcoholic beverages
-
88,
881 or 886 "bye bye" - In
some racist chat rooms it means "heil
Hitler", because the letter "H" comes eighth
in most Roman alphabets
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9494
- "That’s it", "that's right", "you
see?"
