textspeak
[ tekst-speek ]
/ ˈtɛkstˌspik /
noun Digital Technology.
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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Also called text·ese [teks-teez, ‐tees] /tɛksˈtiz, ‐ˈtis/ .
Origin of textspeak
Words nearby textspeak
textile, textlationship, text message, text messaging, text processing, textspeak, textual, textual criticism, textualism, textualist, textuary
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