keysmash

[ kee-smash ]
/ ˈkiˌsmæʃ /

noun

a random string of letters and symbols typed out on a keyboard or touchscreen, used to signal intense emotion in written communication:The photo of the actor was accompanied by a heartfelt keysmash.
the action of typing out such a random string of letters or symbols: Keysmash was the only appropriate response.

verb (used without object)

to use keysmashes to signal intense emotion in written communication:I was so excited I couldn’t stop keysmashing.

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Origin of keysmash

1995–2000; key1 (on a computer) + smash

Words nearby keysmash

keypunch, keyring drive, keys, keyserling, keyslot, keysmash, keystone, keystone comedy, keystone joist, keystone kop, keystone species
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