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Internet slang

Internet slang (also known as Internet shorthand, cyber-slang, netspeak, or digispeak) is a non-standard or unofficial form of language used by people on the Internet to communicate with one another. A popular example of Internet slang is "lol", meaning "laughing out loud". Since Internet slang is constantly changing, it is difficult to provide a…

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Creation and evolution

Types of slang

Views

Use beyond computer-mediated communication

Around the world

Internet slang in advertisements

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Internet slang

Nodes93
Edges92
Triples178
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.021505
Components1

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Internet slang

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related to Further reading · 52
Internet slang → Alphabet, Alt URLGarber, Always, Androutsopoulos, Archived, Aunger, Baron, Because Internet, CBC, CBC News, Child-Parent Relationship Gap, Communicate, December, E-mail, Emojis, English Has, Everywhere, Filling, Free Press, How Written English Evolved
related to Present · 19
Internet slang → Although Internet, Dictionary, English, Frequently, Generation Alpha, Internet, Internet's, It, Its, Kai Cenat, Other, Such, The, The Internet, These, They, This, Word, Year
related to Politics · 17
Internet slang → Andrew Cuomo, Breitbart, Curtis Sliwa, Gen, He, In, Instagram Reels, Internet, Mamdani, Millennials, New York City Mayoral, On, Republican, Sliwa, The, The New York Times, Zohran Mamdani
related to Journalism · 16
Internet slang → After Faker, Athletic, Beyond, BuzzFeed, Clickbait, Faker, Gawker's, GOAT, In, In April, Internet, League, Legends, Max Read, The New York Times, The Washington Post
related to Views · 13
Internet slang → CMC, English, Even, Internet, It, Many, Prescriptivists, Scottish, SMS, Some, Standard English, There, This
related to Around the world · 10
Internet slang → As, Aside, China, English, In, Internet, January, Phonetic, Regular, The Internet
related to Motivations · 10
Internet slang → Internet, Many, On, Slang, Tasmania, The, The Internet, These, University, While Internet
related to Internet slang in advertisements · 9
Internet slang → According, Another, Brands, China, Furthermore, However, Internet, The, Through
related to Types of slang · 9
Internet slang → Although, Audience, CMC, Computer-mediated, Even, Internet, This, Wired Style, Within
related to Use beyond computer-mediated communication · 9
Internet slang → Abbreviations, Another, At, Here, In, Internet, Rather, SMS, The

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Internet slangis aresult of a lack of motivation to monitor speech online0.90text
the ODEinstance ofwell-known dictionaries0.80text
Merriam-Webster have been updated with a significantinstance ofwell-known dictionaries0.80text
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Urban Dictionary has also been addedinstance ofliterature in user-contributed dictionaries0.80text
Kai Cenat.Frequently used slang also have become conventionalised into memeticinstance ofall while they originated from online figures0.80text
Internet slangrelated to Around the worldAside0.60section
Internet slangrelated to Around the worldInternet0.60section
Internet slangrelated to Around the worldRegular0.60section
Internet slangrelated to Around the worldPhonetic0.60section
Internet slangrelated to Around the worldIn0.60section
Internet slangrelated to Around the worldChina0.60section

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