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textspeak

[ tekst-speek ]
/ ˈtɛkstˌspik /

noun Digital Technology, Informal.

a form of written language as used in text messages and other digital communications, characterized by many abbreviations and typically not following standard grammar, spelling, punctuation, and style.

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Nearby words

textiform, textile, textiles, texting, textlationship, textspeak, textual, textual criticism, textualism, textualist, textually

Origin of textspeak

text (message) + -speak
Also called text·ese [teks-teez, ‐tees] /tɛksˈtiz, ‐ˈtis/.
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